Irving insurance lawyers who deal with health insurance policies already know what was talked about in a recent article. The article is from FoxBusiness. Here is what the article tells us. Few things are scarier than racking up medical bills and then learning that your health insurance company won’t pay.…
As all insurance law lawyers know attorney fees in a first party insurance claim case are almost always recoverable. A 2007, Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.] case illustrates this. The style of the case is, Rosenblatt v. Freedom Life Insurance Company. Here is some of the relevant information from…
Mineral Wells insurance lawyers need to be able to discuss the value of a claim with a client when asked. It is often times difficult to do so. Sometimes part of the value is easy to determine while other parts are very difficult. For instance: If a $200,000 house burns…
Tarrant County Insurance Attorneys need to understand how insurance claims work with subrogation issues. The Texas Supreme Court, in 2006, issued an opinion as it relates to subrogation and Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. The style of the case is Allstate Indemnity Company v. Forth. Here is what the opinion…
Life insurance application – Insurance attorneys need to know about the law related to life insurance applications. A 1994, Texas Supreme Court case discusses one aspect of this. The style of the case is, Fredonia State Bank v. General Life Insurance Company. The principal issue in this case is whether…
Insurance attorneys in Dallas County need to be aware of the penalties that can be imposed on an insurance company for being late in paying a claim. Part of how this works is illustrated in a 2000, San Antonio Court of Appeals opinion. The style of the case is, Cater…
Weatherford insurance attorneys already know what lots of people are learning – that is an insurance company can be forced to pay claims they have denied when the denial is wrong. KXAN did an investigation into this issue in July 2014. Here is what their report tells us. Most of…
Arlington insurance lawyers will usually know the penalties for insurance companies that do not promptly pay a claim. A 1997, United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals case illustrates the penalties. The style of the case is, Higginbotham v. State Farm Automobile Insurance Company. Here is what the case tells…
Insurance lawyers in Texas must know how to assert bad faith claims. A 2005, Waco Court of Appeals case styled, United States Fire Insurance Company v. Fugate, is good reading for understanding how to properly assert a bad faith claim. Here is what the case tells us. The insured and…
Parker County insurance attorneys need to keep up with events happening in the insurance legal world. An article from The Texas Tribune titled, “Insurer Drops Suit Against Tyler Widow” is worth knowing about. Here is what the article tells us. Crystal Davis, a stay-at-home mom from Tyler, got some welcome…