Most Dallas insurance attorneys can give a quick answer to the above question. A November 2014, Texas Supreme Court opinion helps with the answer. The style of the case is, In re Essex Insurance Company. Here is relevant information from that case. Rafael Zuniga sued San Diego Tortilla (SDT) for…
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Exclusion For Recreational Vehicle
Mineral Wells insurance attorneys handling home owners claim will someday see something similar to the issued dealt with in this 2014, opinion. The opinion was issued by the Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.]. The style of the case is, Oleksy v. Farmers Insurance Exchange. Here is the relevant information.…
Life Insurance And Competing Claims
Life insurance attorneys in Dallas will run across situations where there are competing claims for policy benefits. Sometimes those claims are legitimate concerns and sometimes not. A 2014, opinion from the US Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit needs to be read. The style of the case is, State Farm Life…
When Is A Policy A “Renewal Policy?”
Most Grand Prairie insurance attorneys will some day be presented with the above question. A 2014, Houston Court of Appeals [14th Dist.] issued an opinion that addresses this issue. The style of the case is Cain V. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. Here is what it tells us. This is…
Hail Storms In Texas 2014
Dallas attorneys who handle hail storm claims need to know where the hail events are happening. The reasons are many. Usually when an insurance company denies a hail claim, a major reason cited is that the damage is pre-exixting. This is a reason for knowing when the storms have occurred…
Who Is An User Of A Vehicle?
Fort Worth insurance lawyers can tell you about all kinds of situations they get questions about. A 1997, Dallas Court of Appeals case is a case not seen everyday. The style of the case is American Economy Insurance Co. v. USAA. This is one insurance company suing another. In the…
Life Insurance In A State Other Than Texas
Texas life insurance attorneys need to have a basic working knowledge of how other states handle life insurance claims. Often times a Texas attorney will have a situation where the law of another state may apply to a life insurance claim. Here is a case to read. It is styled,…
How Not To Handle A Hail Claim
Dallas area attorneys handling hail damage claims have a case to review as an example of how NOT to handle a claim. This is a United States Northern District Court case. It is a 2014 opinion and is styled, Stevenson v. Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company. Beatrrice Stevenson filed…
Homeowners Insurance And Foreclosure
Lawyers who deal with homeowners insurance policies might face the following situation at some point in their legal career. It is an interesting case and is from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is a 2014 opinion styled, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v.Baptist. here is some relevant information from…
Abilene Texas Hailstorm Damage – 2014
Attorneys handling Texas hailstorm claims need to keep up with events happening throughout the state related to hailstorms. Insurancenewsnet.com ran an article in June of 2014, that talks about some of the recent hailstorm events in Texas. Abilene, Texas got hit particularly hard. Here is some of the information from…