Dallas and Fort Wort insurance lawyers will commonly get calls from people who want to sue an insurance company because the insurance company was not treating them right in the claims process. Many times these people will be third party claimants. Third party claimants cannot sue the other guys insurance. …
It’s easy to say “bad faith.” It’s not always easy to prove. Insurance lawyers have to look hard and rarely will be successful. A 1992, San Antonio Court of Appeals opinion helps explain why. The case is styled, State Farm Lloyds v. Polasek. A fire destroyed the Polasek’s video rental…
The application for a life insurance policy has to be attached to a life insurance policy. This is illustrated in a 1994, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Fredonia State Bank v. General Life Insurance Company. The insured died as the result of a gunshot wound to the head. Prior to…
Here is one for an insurance attorney to answer. A potential new client comes in the door. This person says they were drinking and got drunk, then they punched a friend in the face causing injury. The friend sues for the harm that was done and your potential new client…
Palo Pinto residents may not think they will ever need flood insurance but those living around the Brazos River may think otherwise. In any event, knowing what is going on in the hurricane and flood insurance industry is helpful for insurance law attorneys. The Insurance Journal published an article in…
One situation insurance lawyers see often is where a person is involved in an accident with another driver and the other driver is at fault. When it comes to making a claim against the insurance company for the other driver, you find out the other driver does not have coverage…
Lawyers who handle uninsured and underinsured motorist (UM) cases need to read this 2016, Corpus Christi Court of Appeals opinion. The case is styled, In re Luna. In this UM case, the Court conditionally granted a petition for mandamus where the insured sought to obtain the deposition of State Farm’s…
For lawyers handling hail damage claims, a Southern District, McAllen Division opinion is an interesting read. The case is styled, Gloria Martinez v. State Farm Lloyds. Martinez’s claims arise out of a storm that damaged her property in 2012 or 2014. It is undisputed that Martinez first gave notice of…
Insurance lawyers will usually attempt to keep their clients cases in State Court rather than Federal Court. Trying to do so and being successful at doing it are two different matters. Here is a case where it was successful. It is a Southern District, Houston Division opinion. The case is…
An insurance law lawyer might be asked how uninsured motorist coverage works with workers compensation insurance. One way that it works is explained in a 2016, Austin Court of Appeals opinion. The opinion is styled Soledad v. Texas Farm Bureau. Soledad was a passenger in a vehicle owned and leased…