Hail damage claims, like a lots of other types of claims, have their own nuances that an insurance attorney needs to be prepared to address. Here is a 2022, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, that addresses a hail damage claim and the assertion that that…
Accidental Death Insurance claim denials are all too common. This type of insurance is usually very inexpensive. This is for a couple of reasons. One is the vast majority of people die for reasons unrelated to an accident. The other is the policies have exclusionary language in them excluding coverage…
Life Insurance claims and Divorce. Shall the two never intertwine. Here is a 2022, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, that will drive a life insurance attorney crazy. The opinion is styled, Amy Cannon v. Mae Katheryn Bryant. This case is a life insurance case. The insured…
The Texas Insurance Code provides for penalties to insurance companies who pay a claim late. This is illustrated in a 2022, opinion from Texarkana Court of Appeals. The opinion is styled, State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. & State Farm County Mutual Ins. Co. Of Texas v. Greg Rumbaugh. Greg…
Bad Faith Insurance Lawyers learn early on that the preferred places to litigate claims against insurance companies are State and County Courts, not Federal Court. Here is a 2022, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, wherein the insureds prevailed in their attempt to litigate in State Court. …
The Amarillo Court of Appeals issued an opinion on February 2, 2022, that is important as it relates to cases involving hail and wind damages to roofs of structures. This opinion has a bit less to do with insurance and more to do with the roofing contractor business as it…
Insurance companies and insurance agents have no general duty to obtain coverage nor to make sure the coverage is adequate. On the other hand, courts have found insurance companies liable for affirmative misrepresentations, and an insurance agent who undertakes to procure insurance for another owes a duty to a client…
Insurance claims denial and negligence related to the insurance policy and claims are questions for insurers and the insured. Here is a few things to keep in mind. Negligence, in the insurance context as in others, consists of three elements: (1) a legal duty owed by one person to another;…
Here is an opinion from the United States 5th Circuit dealing with ERISA. This particular case discusses the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). While the case is not a life insurance case, the ruling would also apply to life insurance situations. The style of the case is…
Reading the life insurance policy all the way through is vital to understanding the coverage therein. This is illustrated in a 2022 opinion from the U.S. 5th Circuit. The style of the opinion is Landmark American Insurance Company v. SCE Memorial Place II, L.L.C. This case is about whether an…