Subrogation is a big issue to be dealt with by Dallas insurance attorneys. The efforts to collect on subrogation rights is discussed in an article published by Bloomberg News in June 2015. It tells of a lawyer instrumental in the collection efforts, George Rawlings. The article tells us George Rawlings…
Dallas area attorneys need to know actions that can be taken to fight hospital over charging uninsured patients. The Washington Post published an article in June that named 50 hospitals that charge uninsured more than ten times the cost of care. Three of those were in the Dallas / Fort…
Carrollton insurance lawyers need to make sure when a client is filing an insurance claim that the claim is a written claim for benefits. Most insurance companies will take an oral claim report but at least one court in Texas is requiring that a notice of claim be in writing.…
Saginaw insurance lawyers need to be able to discuss with their clients the duties the clients have to the insurance company regarding the Prompt Payment of Claims Act. It boils down to this, a claimant has two duties to the insurance company. (1) to give the insurer notice of the…
ERISA attorneys need to read a recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. It is styled, US Airways, Inc. v. James E McCutchen and Rosen, Louik & Perry, P.C. The legal journey of this case is semi-complicated. What is relevant is that the employer,…
Duncanville insurance attorneys need to know how the courts looks at the appraisal provisions in an insurance policy. This issue came up in a recent Amarillo Court of Appeals opinion styled, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company v. Brittni Sampley. Farm Bureau insured Sampley’s vehicle under a Texas personal automobile policy.…
Benbrook insurance lawyers will find this case interesting. It is from the Western District, Austin Division. The style of the case is, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Watkins. State Farm filed this lawsuit to obtain a declaratory judgment that it has no duty to indemnify Defendants Ernest Lynden…
Everman insurance attorneys need to know the insurance laws regarding payment of claims the same as any other insurance lawyer. Here is one nuance to the Prompt Pay Statutes that a lot of attorneys are not familiar with. It regards prompt pay and third-party claims. In looking at the Prompt…
Insurance lawyers in Kennedale need to know these basics regarding insurance claims and claimants when looking at the Prompt Payment of Claims Statutes. The Texas statutes regarding Prompt Pay are found in the Texas Insurance Code. It is there we find that the protections of the insurance statutes apply to…
Springtown lawyers handling insurance cases would want to know about a ruling in the Florida Supreme Court in May 2015. This ruling was written about in the Claims Journal. The curious thing to try to figure from this case is whether or not the Texas Supreme Court would rule the…