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…
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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…
Abilene Hail Claims
An Abilene insurance lawyer is probably keeping up with hail storm events in Abilene. The Insurance Council of Texas released a small article in July that has some general information in it about some hail storms in Abilene. Abilene is by many standards a small town. In a small town…
Who does the attorney work for, the insured or the insurer?
Insurance Law Lawyers all know that in many instances an insurance company hires the attorney who represents a person or entity being sued. The issue comes up, “who does the attorney work for, the insured or the insurer?” A 1973, Texas Supreme Court case discusses this issue and is still…
Consent To Settle Provision In Insurance Policy
Most Garland insurance law lawyers can tell you how important the “consent to settle” provision is in an insurance policy. This provision is addressed in a 2006, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion. It is styled, Motiva Enterprises, LLC v. St. Paul and Marine Insurance Company. Here is what it…
Consent To Settle
North Richland Hills insurance attorneys should be aware of the “consent to settle” provision in most insurance policies. This is discussed in a 2006, United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion. The style of the case is, Motiva Enterprises, LLC v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Here…
Exclusions Effecting Coverage In An Insurance Policy
Irving insurance lawyers should be able discuss with clients how exclusions in an insurance policy effect coverage. A 1994, Fort Worth Court of Appeals case is worth knowing about on this issue. The style of the case is, Union Pacific Resources Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. Here is…