All insurance lawyers will tell you to make sure there is insurance on your auto. But guess what, criminal lawyers will tell you the same. Let’s start with the insurance lawyers. A recent article from the Claims Journal discusses what is happening in the State of Louisiana. The article is…
Texas auto policy owners and their insurance lawyers need to know that the law discussed in this Missouri story is similar to the law in Texas. This story comes from the Claims Journal and is titled, Owned Vehicle Exclusion Defeats Underinsured Motorist Claim. Here is what the story says. A…
Most insurance lawyers like to think they can discuss insurance issues with their clients. Keeping informed as to what is happening in the insurance world allows that to be done. The New York Times published an article in February 2016, that has to information that can be helpful. The title…
Colleyville insurance lawyers handling bad faith claims need to read this U. S. Southern District, McAllen Division, opinion. The case is styled, Mark Dizdar, at al, vs. State Farm Lloyds, et al. The claim arises from hail and storm damage sustained to Dizdar’s property on March 29, 2012. Shortly after…
Insurance lawyers will often times find themselves in Federal court. When this happens it is necessary that the lawsuit pleadings be in proper form. An opinion from the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas is instructive. The style of the case is, Cathy Broxterman v. State Farm Lloyds.…
Homeowner insurance policies can be difficult to interpret when it comes time to make a claim for benefits. This 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion provides some insight into how the courts review and interpret insurance policies. The case is styled Claudia Ayoub; Gerald C. Ayoub v. Chubb Lloyds Insurance…
Life Insurance lawyers in Fort Worth need to read this Fort Worth Court of Appeals opinion from 1969. The case is styled, Giles et al. v Wiggins et al. The court discusses the required evidence necessary to invoke the “slayer statute” which is today found in the Texas Insurance Code,…
Arlington life insurance lawyers should read this 1918 case. It is still good law with good reasoning. It is from the Beaumont Court of Appeals and is styled, Murchison et al. v. Murchison et al. The case says: It was alleged in the petition that G.R. Murchison was the father,…
Insurance attorneys, when looking at an insurance policy, want to know who is covered under the policy. You have the named insured and then you have those who are assumed to be covered under the policy. What about a situation where a business changes it’s legal status by incorporating or…
Life insurance attorneys will someday see a situation where the beneficiary on a life insurance policy is also the person who killed the insured. Can they recover the life insurance benefits? The Texas Supreme Court addressed that situation in a 1949 case styled, Greer et al. v. Franklin Life Insurance…