Everman insurance attorneys need to be aware of the people and entities that can be liable under the Texas Insurance Code. Section 541.151 provides that a person who has sustained damages caused by another’s engaging in unfair or deceptive insurance practices may sue the person engaging in those acts or…
Benbrook insurance lawyers need to know who can properly be a plaintiff in a lawsuit against an insurance company. In order to sue an insurance company, the plaintiff must have “standing.” A 1996, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion states that an intended beneficiary under a policy of insurance has…
Everman insurance lawyers need to be know this 2015, Texas Supreme Court opinion. It is styled, Jaw The Point, L.L.C. v. Lexington Insurance Company. This insurance dispute involves losses the insured incurred as a result of city ordinances triggered by damage to an apartment complex during Hurricane Ike. The insurance…
Arlington insurance lawyers need to be able to answer the above question when someone comes into their office with a complaint. Simply put, standing means the legal right to be in court on a case. Texas Insurance Code, Section 541.151 grants a cause of action to a person who sustains…
Texas insurance lawyers need to understand the ways the Texas DTPA can help with insurance claims. Texas Insurance Code, Section 541.151(2) cross-references and prohibits conduct defined in the Texas Business & Commerce Code, Section 17.46(b), commonly known as the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. This latter statute applies to all types…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers know the statutes dealing with insurance misrepresentations can be found in the Texas Insurance Code. Several sections deal with this issue. The different types of misrepresentations that are prohibited by statute are found in sections, 541.051, 541.052, 541.053, 541.055, 541.059, 541.060(a)(1), and 541.061. These misrepresentations are…
Dallas insurance attorneys know the statutes dealing with the requirements of time within which an insurance company must pay a claim. A 2000, Corpus Christi Court of Appeals case addresses this issue. The style of the case is, Colonial County Mutual Insurance Company v. Hector Valdez. Hector Valdez bought a…
Grand Prairie insurance attorneys need to know what insurance company unfair settlement practices are and how to recognize them. The Texas Supreme Court and lower courts have opinions issued describing what has happened in certain situations. However, the Texas Insurance Code has specific statutes that are helpful for insurance lawyers.…
Dallas life insurance attorneys will encounter situations where the funds to be recovered from a life insurance policy are “inter-plead” into a court. A Texas Supreme Court opinion issued in 2007, is a must read for lawyers handling interpleader cases. The style of the case is, State Farm Life Insurance…
Arlington insurance attorneys who handle disability policy claims would want to read this 1978, Beaumont Court of Appeals case. It is styled, Lone Star Life Insurance Company v. Griffin. Griffin testified that as he was returning to his home from his farm, he passed by his drugstore. As was his…