ERISA lawyers need to read the 2015 opinion from the U.S. District Court, Houston Division. It is styled, Michael Nall, et al, v. BNSF Railway Company, et al. Nall was an employee of BNSF Railway. He alleged that based on his employment he was entitled to receive certain benefits under…
Lawyers handling insurance claims can tell stories where an insurance company gets aggressive against an insured based on their belief that the insured is committing some sort of insurance fraud. The Austin-American Statesman ran a story highlighting this topic in September of 2015. The title of the article is “Private…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys tell their clients to report all claims immediately. A 2015, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals case is a good illustration of why. The opinion is styled, Carlos Alaniz v. Sirius International Insurance Corporation. This is a summary judgment case granted in favor of Sirius. Alaniz owns…
Grand Prairie attorneys handling hail damage claims will find this case helpful in their law practice. It is a 2015, U.S. Eastern District, Sherman Division opinion. The style of the case is, Calvary United Pentecostal Church v. Church Mutual Insurance Company, Donny Brown, and George Ben Hodges. This case arises…
Benbrook insurance lawyers who help people with homeowners claims involving a fire loss will find this story from the Insurance Journal interesting. The title of the article is “Oregon Woman Loses Home, Then Her Insurance.” An elderly southern Oregon woman says she’s been left to depend on friends and family…
Mineral Wells insurance lawyers will have situations wherein the agent may have made a mistake in getting insurance for one of their customers. The 11th Court of Appeals issued an opinion in 2015, that provides some insight into how courts examine claims made against insurance agents. The style of the…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to have an understanding of the requirements for suing an insurance company for fraud. A 2015, United States District Court, Austin Division, case is a good place to start for grasping the requirements. The case is styled, Bige, Inc. v. Penn-America Insurance Company; Specialty Insurance…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers will not see as many flood claims as attorneys along the Texas coast but they still need to have some knowledge of how they work. The United States District Court, Galveston Division, issued an opinion and order in a dispute concerning a National Flood Insurance Policy.…
Kennedale insurance lawyers need to read this recent opinion from the United States District Court, Dallas Division. It is styled, Renee Davis and Reginald Davis v. State Farm Lloyds and Leah Suzanne McGee. This is a case that was filed in State Court against State Farm and the agent, McGee,…
Insurance lawyers in the Dallas / Fort Worth area can tell you that when alleging fraud against an insurance company, agent, or adjuster, that the allegations for Federal Court have to be very specific. These specifics are discussed in a recent opinion from the U.S. District Court, Western District of…