Texas insurance law attorneys need to keep up with what is happening in the world of insurance. The Washington Examiner ran an article in June 2014 that is interesting. The article is titled “US Weighs Lawsuits On Alleged Insurance Kickbacks.” Here is what the article tells us. The government is…
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Suing For Bad Faith
A Texas insurance law lawyers needs to know the proper way to sue on bad faith insurance cases. The proper way will differ depending on the type of case. When the claim arises out of an uninsured motorist claim it is different than other types of bad faith claims. The…
Life Insurance For Companies
Attorneys handling life insurance claims in Texas might one day run across a situation where a company is attempting to collect life insurance benefits due to the death of an employee. An article in the New York Times discusses this issue. Here is what the article tells us. Employees at…
Insurance And The 8 Corners Rule
Dallas insurance attorneys need to understand the 8 corners rule as it relates to insurance policies and lawsuits. A U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division case helps understand this rule. The style of the case is, Acadia Insurance Company v. Jacob and Martin, Ltd. Here is some of…
Stating A Claim Against An Insurance Adjuster
Arlington insurance attorneys want to know the proper way to state a claim against an insurance adjuster so as to keep a case in State Court rather than have an insurance company get the case removed to Federal Court. A recent case from the US District Court, Northern District, Dallas…
Burden Of Proof For Uninsured Coverage
Insurance lawyers as well as all other lawyers understand that reading the law is not enough. It has to be researched to find changes and facts that may exist. Read all the way to the end to understand this. But first here is a case to read. It is a…
Burden Of Proof For Under Insured Coverage
Fort Worth insurance attorneys handling car wreck cases need to understand how underinsured insurance coverage works. There are many aspects of this understanding. One thing to know is that when a claim for underinsured benefits is made, the burden of proof is on the insurance company to prove the underinsured…
Life Insurance And Beneficiaries
Dallas life insurance lawyers need to keep up with the law as it evolves throughout the United States. The Washington Examiner published an article on June 6, 2014, that is interesting reading. The title of the article is, First Circuit rules John Hancock Life Insurance doesn’t have to discover deaths,…
Snowmobile Exclusion In Insurance Policy?
Fort Worth insurance attorneys will tell you that you have to read the policy to understand how coverage applies. A good example of this is from the Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.]. The style of the case is Oleksy v. Farmers Insurance Exchange. Here is some of the relevant…
Arbitration And Insurance
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers will see insurance policies that contain arbitration provisions. The United States 5th Circuit issued an opinion in 2014 that should be read. The style of the case is Why Nada Cruz, L.L.C. v. Ace American Insurance Company. Here is some of the relevant information. On August…