Tarrant County insurance attorneys should be familiar with the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act. Here is a little information taken from a State Bar of Texas publication that attorneys and their clients should know. The article was discussing the legality of ordering an insurance company to pay restitution for…
Parker County insurance lawyers need to understand the responsibility that insurance agents have regarding getting coverage for one of their customers. A 1992, Texas Supreme Court case is good reading for understanding their responsibility. The style of the case is, May v. United Services Association of America. Here is some…
Dallas insurance lawyers need to understand when an agent can be held liable for mis-representations regarding an insurance policy. A 1998, San Antonio Court of Appeals case is a good read for understanding when this can be done. The style of the case is, Moore v. Whitney-Vaky Insurance Agency. Here…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to have an understanding of how the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act works. Here is a case that explains how it works in relation to attorney fees. It is a 2013, United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals case styled, The City of College…
Attorneys who handle injury cases need to know this case. It is a 2013, case from the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals. It is styled, Schaffer v. Nationwide. Here is the relevant information. In February 2006, Schaffer, who was driving north-bound on United States Highway 77 and was beginning to…
Insurance lawyers in the Dallas – Fort Worth area need to be able to discuss coverage for “additional living expense” ALE with clients. In 2005, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an opinion in the case styled, Howard v. State Farm Lloyds. Here is…
Dallas insurance lawyers know the ways insurance agents can be held liable for the misrepresentations they make to insureds. A 1994, El Paso Court of Appeals case is good to review. It is styled Hart v. Berko. Here is some of the relevant information. This is a suit brought under…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to have an understanding how the courts look at mental anguish damages as compensation for insurance code violations. The 1995, Texas Supreme Court case, State Farm Life Ins. Co. v. Beaston case is a reference point. Here is some of the relevant information from that…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to be able to recognize a claim wherein conduct arises to a level allowing recovery for mental anguish damages. The 1999, Fort Worth Court of Appeals case styled, “Mid-Century v. Foreman” is helpful. Here is some of the relevant information. Joyce Foreman was involved in…
Dallas life insurance attorneys will find this case valuable to know. It is a 2006, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Minnesota Life Insurance Company v. Vasquez. Here is the relevant information. In November 1998, Minnesota Life issued a Mortgage Accidental Death Insurance policy to Joe and Elia Vasquez, promising to…