Aledo insurance lawyers will not often run across what happened in this case, but it something to know about. The case is styled, McCallas v. State Farm Mutual. The opinion was issued by the Houston Court of Appeals [14th Dist.] in 1986. The issue presented is whether the trial court…
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Claim Denial Of Auto Policy Due To Cancellation
Fort Worth insurance attorneys will see situations where claims are denied due to policy cancellation. Here is a case that dealt with that situation. It is a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals opinion issued in 2001. The style of the case is, Jones v. Ray Insurance Agency. Here is some…
When Is Property A Total Loss?
Dallas insurance lawyers will get a lot of calls wherein someone is asking the above question. This most often arises in the context of a motor vehicle accident. The Tyler Court of Appeals addressed this issue in a 2007 opinion styled, Canal Insurance v. Hopkins Towing. Here is some of…
Insurance Company Attempts At Deceit
Dallas insurance lawyers who go to trial very often will have run across the situation presented in this 2006, Corpus Christi Court of Appeals opinion. The style of the case is, Perez v. Kleinert. In this case State Farm was sued for uninsured / underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits. The attorney…
Policy Coverage In Mexico
Irving insurance attorneys will have many clients who travel to Mexico. The question then concerns auto coverage when traveling in Mexico. The first thing to do is to get with their agent and to read the policy. In order to understand how courts look at this issue, reading a 1999,…
Coverage Outside The United States
Arlington insurance law lawyers will have clients who travel to foreign countries and as a result will get asked questions about coverage outside the United States. The simple answer to this question would be to read the policy. The Houston Court of Appeals [14th Dist.] issued an opinion in 1986…
Texas High-Risk Pool Ending
Aledo insurance attorneys need to know what is happening in the world of insurance news and events. The Texas Tribune published an article October 17, 2013, that would be of interest to at least 23,000 people in Texas. The article is titled, “Texas Prepares to Shutter High-Risk Insurance Pool.” It…
Lower Homeowner Insurance Costs?
Mineral Wells attorneys who handle insurance related cases would like to think they keep up with the law in insurance and part of that involves keeping up with news in the insurance industry. A good source of insurance related news for both the law and general news is the Insurance…
Med-Pay And Subrogation
Fort Worth lawyers who handle car wreck cases need to be aware of the subrogation rights an insurance company has when a Med-Pay claim is made. The Dallas Court of Appeals dealt with this issue in 1970, in the case styled, Foundation Reserve Insurance Company v. Cody. Here is what…
Named Driver Exclusion
Fort Worth insurance attorneys will have run across the type of situation that is presented in this 1996, opinion. This is a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals case styled, Zamora v. Dairyland County Mutual Insurance Company. Here is the relevant information. Gracie Vela (wife of Jesus Toc) was operating Jesus…