Mansfield insurance lawyers have to be able to read an insurance policy and advise a client about what the policy means. A 1998, Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.] case shows how this court interpreted a policy. The style of the case is, Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Commercial Union.…
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How Are The Policy Limits Paid?
An insurance attorney in Grand Prairie will run across a situation where a loss has been the result of multiple causes. When this happens, how are the policy limits determined is a question that needs to be answered. All situations are different and each case needs to be examined on…
Claims Denial Under Reservation Of Rights
Insurance lawyers in Saginaw and other Dallas and Fort Worth areas should be able to discuss with a client the significance of a Reservation of Rights letter from an insurance company and what it means. One aspect of this is discussed in a 2003, United States 5th Circuit Court of…
Uninsured Motorist And Vehicles Available For Regular Use
Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to know how Texas insurance law applies when presented with a certain set of facts. As it relates to Uninsured Motorist coverage, a San Antonio Court of Appeals case is important to know. It is a 1990, opinion styled, Briones v. State Farm. Here is…
Life Insurance Denial
Dallas life insurance attorneys will tell you story after story that sounds similar to the one published in the Louisiana Record on October 2, 2014. The title of that story is, “Life Insurance Company Sued By Woman Seeking Benefits After Child’s Father Is Murdered.” Here is what the article tells…
What If An Adjuster Is Negligent In Handling My Claim?
Fort Worth insurance lawyers will often times be asked the above question. The answer is that there are many things an adjuster can do wrong for which they and the insurance company can be held liable if that wrong causes harm to the insured. However, the Texas Courts do not…
Lawsuits And Attorney’s Fees
Tarrant County insurance lawyers need to know how to recover attorney’s fees in an insurance and DTPA lawsuit. The 1997, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp. provides some guidance in that regard. Here is some of the relevant information from that case. Perry…
Insurance Fraud – They Will Come After You
North Richland Hills insurance lawyers can tell you that when an insurance company believes someone is filing a false claim, the insurance company will deny that claim. What a lot of people do not realize is that the insurance company will sue for any claim they have paid and in…
Insurance Claims Alleging Knowingly
Dallas insurance attorneys look for cases where they can be a “knowing” violation has been committed by an insurance agent or adjuster. A 1998, Texas Supreme Court opinion helps an attorney understand some of the ways courts look at “knowingly” allegations. The style of the case is, St. Paul Surplus…
Uninsured Motorist Coverage And Punitive Damages
Weatherford insurance lawyers need to be able to discuss the coverages available to a client, depending on the circumstances they are dealing with as described by the client. When it comes to uninsured motorist coverage, the Houston Court of Appeals [14th Dist.] issued an opinion in 1997, that is still…