Insurance lawyers need to know some of the more obscure areas of the Texas Insurance Code. A United States 5th Circuit of Appeals case dealt with the “Anti-Technically” Statute recently. The case is styled W.W. Rowland Trucking Company, Inc. v. Max America Insurance Company. Here is the relevant information. Rowland…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to be aware of this 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision. The style of the case is W.W. Rowland Trucking Company, Inc. v. Max America Insurance Co. Here is the relevant information from the case. W.W. Rowland Trucking Company, Inc.’s Dallas, Texas truck terminal, in…
North Richland Hills Lawyers who handle life insurance claims can read this case and then tell potential clients they better hire an attorney. This case is from the United States District Court, Northern District, Fort Worth Division. The style is Doretha Hall v. Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company. Here…
Arlington insurance lawyers need to be able to know how the courts interpret insurance policy exclusions. A recent finding from a United States Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Texas is helpful. The style of the case is, The Burlington Insurance Company v. Midlothian Chamber of Commerce, et al.…
Insurance lawyers who seek punitive damages in bad faith cases need to be able to determine when they apply. A 1995, Beaumont Court of Appeals case is a good one to read for this issue. The style of the case is, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Crane. Here is…
Dallas insurance lawyers need to know that when an insurance company breaks the contract it has with it’s insured, that is not enough by itself to support a claim for bad faith insurance. The 1988, Beaumont Court of Appeals case, Gulf States Underwriters v. Wilson, states this very clearly. Here…
All insurance cases have to looked at closely by insurance attorneys. Not every time an insurance company denied a claim means that the insurance company has breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing. The 2006, Texas Supreme Court case Minnesota Life Insurance Company v. Vasquez is a good…
Most insurance lawyers can tell a new client that the fact an insurance company refuses to pay a claim it should have paid does not make the insurance company liable for a bad faith insurance claim. The 1998, Texas Supreme Court case, Provident American Inc. v. Castanden, helps explain this.…
Lawyers handling “bad faith” insurance cases need to understand how bad faith is treated by Texas common law. This blog spends a lot of space dealing with the Texas Insurance Code and how violations of those statutes is bad faith insurance. Under Texas law, there is also a common law…
Personal injury attorneys in Dallas would want to know and understand this case. It is a 20024, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Texas Farm Bureau v. Sturrock. Here is the relevant information. In this case, an insured was injured when his foot became entangled with his truck’s raised door facing…