Attorneys handling hail damage insurance claims need to read this opinion from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. The case is styled, Monclat Hospitality, LLC vs Landmark American Insurance Company. This case was filed in State District Court in Tarrant County and then removed by…
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Suing An Insurance Company And Trying To Stay Out Of Federal Court
Most Palo Pinto insurance lawyers already know that it helps their clients to be able to stay out of Federal Court on insurance disputes. They are many points that need to be kept in mind. A few of those are discussed in a U.S. Southern District of Texas, McAllen Division…
Suing An Insurance Company For Uninsured / Underinsured Coverage
Most Mineral Wells insurance lawyers already know the rules governing uninsured / underinsured (UIM) cases. But a reminder is put forth in an Austin Court of Appeals decision. The style of the case is, In re Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company. The real party in interest is Guy Gimenez.…
Offers To Settle
Dallas area insurance lawyers need to be aware of a case currently pending before the United States Supreme Court. USA Today published an article discussing the case. The title of the article is, Supreme Court Conundrum: How To Make A Lawsuit Go Away. Here is the discussion. The Supreme Court…
Suing The Adjuster
Duncanville insurance attorneys need to know how to properly sue an insurance adjuster who improperly adjusts a claim. This issue was brought in a U.S. District Court, Dallas Division opinion. The style of the case is, The Denley Group, LLC v. Safeco Insurance Company Of Indiana and Lisa Seutter. After…
Residential Premises And Fences
Arlington insurance attorneys, as well as all insurance attorneys might run across a situation that was seen in a recent 14th Court of Appeals opinion. The style of the case is Nassar v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company. This is an appeal from a motion of summary judgment in favor…
Hail Claims And Appraisal
Forth Worth lawyers handling hail damage claims need to read a recent opinion from the Amarillo Court of Appeals. The case is styled, In Re GuideOne National Insurance Company. The case involves two insurance claims: one for fire damage and another for wind or hail damage to property. The insurer…
Misrepresentation In Application
Fort Worth insurance lawyers have to be able to answer the question – What if there is a misrepresentation in an insurance application. The Dallas Court of Appeals helped give guidance to an answer in a case styled, Medicus Insurance Company v. Frederick Todd, II, M.D. This was an appeal…
Insurance Agent Committing Fraud
Dallas area insurance lawyers can tell lawsuit stories where they have represented clients who have been ripped of and cheated by insurance agents. The Insurance Journal published a story in October of 2015, that was an article about an agent getting caught stealing from his customers. The title of the…
Life Insurance And The Texas Insurance Code
Weatherford insurance attorneys see all kinds of gimmicks by insurance companies in their attempts to not pay claims. One of these is to try and cause a beneficiary under a life insurance policy to believe they are not a proper party to make the claim. The U.S. District Court, Tyler…