Dallas area insurance attorneys will eventually try a case wherein, part of the case is won and part is lost. If this happens, does it affect an award of attorney fees? This question is answered in a Fort Worth Court of Appeals case opinion issued in 2014. The style of…
Lake Worth insurance lawyers need to know this case. It is a 1971 opinion issued by the Texas Supreme Court. It’s style is, Travelers Indemnity Co. v. McKillip. Here is the relevant information. Troy L. McKillip and wife brought this action against the Travelers Indemnity Co. to recover for damages…
Dallas insurance lawyers need to know this recent court decision regarding “loss of use” damages. It is a Fort Worth Court of Appeals decision issued in January 2014. The style of the case is, Morrison V. Campbell. Here is some of the relevant information. In this agreed interlocutory appeal, Morrison…
Mineral Wells insurance attorneys need to be able to discuss with clients who have wrecked their car, how an insurance company decides whether or not a car is a total loss or should be repaired. When and whether a vehicle involved in a collision is considered to be “totaled” for…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers have to be able to prove, with evidence, the value of claims presented. The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals issued an opinion that dealt with evidence in a claim in September of 2013. The style of the case is, Hennen v. Allstate. The case is an…
Weatherford Texas insurance lawyers need to be able to discuss with clients the value associated with their claim. The Texas Insurance Code, Section 541.152, tells us that a winning claimant is entitled to: 1) actual damages 2) additional damages if the insurance company or it’s agent acted knowingly 3) court…
Weatherford insurance attorneys need to be able to discuss with clients what the value of their claim might be. Here is some food for consideration. Texas Insurance Code, Section 541.152 tells us a person who prevails in a lawsuit may obtain the following: – the damages actually suffered; – exemplary…
Fort Worth Insurance lawyers will like telling clients about a case that went to trial in Jefferson County, Texas, in May 2013. This blog tells one story after another about situations involving insurance and claims. The Southeast Texas Record, a Legal Journal ran a story titled, “Hurrican Ike Trial: Jurors…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to read this case. The style of the case is, Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Joseph Wilde. The opinion was issued by the El Paso Court of Appeals. Texas Farm appeals from a judgment awarding Wilde damages, lost profits, and attorney’s fees resulting…
Grand Prairie lawyers and those in Dallas, Richardson, Mesquite, Garland, Irving, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, and other areas of Dallas County need to be able to evaluate the value of a claim when discussing the claim with a client. There is no certain way to guarantee an end result in insurance…