Insurance lawyers in the Dallas and Fort Worth need to read this 2022, United States 5th Circuit opinion. It is styled, Advanced Indicator And Manufacturing, Incorporated v. Acadia Insurance Company; Nicolas Warren. Advanced asserts it suffered damage to the roof of its building as the result of the storm, Hurricane…
Insurance lawyers in the Dallas and Fort Worth, plus other parts of the state, need to read this 2022, United States 5th Circuit opinion. It is styled, Advanced Indicator And Manufacturing, Incorporated v. Acadia Insurance Company; Nicolas Warren. Advanced asserts it suffered damage to the roof of its building as…
Here is a 2022, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, that deals with recovery of attorney fees under Section 542A of the Texas Insurance Code. The opinion is styled, Mario Rodriguez v. Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana. This is a decision based on Safeco’s motion for summary…
As has been discussed at this site many times, insurance companies prefer to litigate insurance claims in the Federal Court system rather than the State or County courts. However, they have standards they must meet to be able to get a case to Federal Court. This is discussed in a…
Hail damage claims have few unique aspects to themselves. One of those unique aspects is that an insurance company claims the damage to a roof is the result of something other than the recent hail storm a homeowner is claiming, then the homeowner has to properly present the claim to…
Life Insurance lawyers will run into situations where a life insurance company knows they owe the life insurance proceeds but they are unsure who is entitled to the money. There are many ways this can arise such as a beneficiary isn’t named or the person named as a beneficiary has…
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…