Here is an interesting life insurance case that takes us down a different path as it relates to what happened. This is a Memorandum Order issued by a Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The case is styled, Delaware Life Insurance Company of New York v.…
Bad Faith Insurance was a topic of discussion in this 2022, opinion from the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. The opinion is styled, Michael Utley v. State Farm Lloyds. Utley submitted a claim to his insurer, State Farm, for alleged hailstorm damage. State Farm adjusted the claim asserting the…
Exactly what is “bad faith” in the context of insurance claims? This issue is addressed in a 2022 opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Robert Casey v. State Farm Lloyd’s. Casey sued State Farm over his dissatisfaction of his claim against his homeowners…
Insurance claim denial cases will sometimes need an expert. When this happens, an insurance lawyer needs to know what is required of an expert and how the courts look at experts. This issue is discussed in a 2022 opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. The opinion…
Lawyers who sue insurance companies need to understand the various legal ways cases end up in State Court or Federal Court. As has been stated here many times, the insurance companies prefer Federal Court as a play ground for lawsuits. The reasons are many but what is important to lawyers…
Insurance Lawyers, here’s one you probably never heard about. This is a 2022,case from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Emmy Von Der Ahe and Thomas Von Der Ahe v. 1-880-Pack-Rat, LLC and Zippy Shell Inc. This case involves allegations that the moving company damaged…
Bad Faith Insurance Attorneys need to read this 2022, opinion from the 14th Court of Appeals. The case is styled, Texas Fair Plan Association v. Adil Ahmed. The Blog from October 8, 2022, sets forth the law related to this Texas Prompt Payment of Claims fight. The facts and procedural…
The Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act is at issue in this 2022, opinion from the 14th Court of Appeals. The opinion is styled, Texas Fair Plan Association v. Adil Ahmed. The facts and history of the case can be gleamed from reading the opinion. This Courts’ stating of the…
Here’s is another situation that a Life Insurance Claim Attorney will learn quickly. It deals with life insurance beneficiaries and divorces. This is a 1987 opinion from the 14th Court of Appeals. It is styled, Novotny v. Wittner. It stands for the proposition that a pre-divorce designation of a former…
Life Insurance Attorney will quickly learn about Texas Family Code, Section 9.301. This sections says that a spouse named as a beneficiary in a life insurance policy is automatically excluded upon divorce. One of the first cases that discusses this issue is a 1981, Eastland Court of Appeals opinion. It…