Insurance lawyers keeping up with insurance news will find a recent Texas Tribune article interesting. The title is, “Emails: Prosecutors Got Texas Mutual Great Publicity.” The article says that Travis County prosecutors say the money they get each year from a large insurance company to prosecute workers’ compensation fraud helps…
Texas insurance lawyers will see wildfire insurance claims. Texas Watch published an article that is helpful for Texas insurance attorneys and people who experience damage due to a wildfire. The title of the article is, 5 Things To Know When Filing A Wildfire Insurance Claim. The article tells us that…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers handling hail damage claims need to ready an opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Houston Division. It is styled, Dianne Leidy, et al v. Alterra America Insurance Company, et al. Leidy sued Alterra and the adjusters assigned to her claim…
Insurance lawyers in Parker County need to read a Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.] opinion issued in October 2105. It is styled, John Davis D/B/A J. D. House of Style v. National Lloyds Insurance Company. This is an appeal by Davis from a Judge’s ruling on a JNOV in…
Layers who handle hail damage claims will frequently run into the situation where an adjuster admits there is hail damage on a roof but that the damage is old or there is old damage and new damage to the roof. The question becomes, what is the best course of action…
Dallas area insurance attorneys are most likely to see insurance companies argue “concurrent causation” in claims related to homeowners policies. The Claims Journal published an article discussing this topic in October of 2015. The title of the article is “Texas Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Concurrent-Causation Clauses In Property Policies.” The article…
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…
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…
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.…
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…