If you are a Mason County Texas life insurance lawyer, here is a 1967, Tyler Court of Appeals opinion you need to know. The opinion is styled, Southern Life & Health Insurance Company v. Gordon Grafton. This lawsuit resulted from the denial of life insurance benefits from Southern Life to…
Rock Springs, Texas insurance lawyers would want to know about this Houston Division, Southern District case. The opinion was issued in January 2017, and is styled, JYC Enterprise Inc. v. Allied Property and Casualty Insurance, et al. In this case JYC sued Allied, its adjuster (Heller), and Bay Area Fire…
Persons with homeowners insurance policies are in a better place today than they were before January 27, 2017. Insurance lawyers in Mason Texas, Menard, Junction, Grand Prairie, Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, and all over Texas need to celebrate a recent Texas Supreme Court opinion. The opinion is styled, Nassar v.…
Not just Kimble County automobile owners but everyone should be concerned about a story published recently in the New York Times. It is titled, “Millions Live Where Car Insurance Is Unaffordable, Study Says.” Millions of Americans live in areas where auto insurance is unaffordable according to a new analysis from…
What can happen when the wrong age is on a life insurance application? If you are a Mason County insurance lawyer, you should read this Northern District, Dallas Division, opinion. It is styled, Jackson National Life Insurance Company v. Lance Robbins, et al. On a prior opinion in this case,…
There probably is not any insurance lawyer that can specifically tell a client exactly what the value of a claim is. But there are issues, legal and otherwise, to consider when trying to determine the value of a claim. A 14th Court of Appeals opinion offers so guidance. The opinion…
Weatherford insurance lawyers who handle hail claims will tell clients that a hail damage insurance claim needs to be reported to the insurance company as soon as possible. This issue is discussed in a 2016, United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion. The opinion is styled, Hamilton Properties v.…
A problem for Kimble County insurance lawyers is knowing and being able to predict how a Judge will interpret an insurance policy. This topic is discussed in a State Bar of Texas, Insurance Section article. The article is titled, The Tentative Draft Of The Restatement (Third) Of Liability Insurance: How…
What happens when an insurance does not pay a claim that it was suppose to pay? That issue is dealt with in the Texas Insurance Code by statute and by courts interpreting the statute. A particularly strict deadline for insurance companies is the requirement in Texas Insurance Code, Section 542.058(a)…
Most people who find themselves in court like to think they are entitled to a jury trial. Claims against ERISA insurance policies is one of those places where a jury trial is not permitted. A recent Southern District, Houston Division opinion illustrates this. The opinion is styled, Deo G. Shanker…