What if a resident of Grand Prairie is involved in a wreck on his motorcycle with an uninsured driver? Any difference if he is a resident of Fort Worth, Arlington, or Dallas? Answer – not for anyone in Texas. This is what happened in the 1987 case, Glen Arnold v.…
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More On Bad Faith In Texas
Information residents of Grand Prairie, Keller, Azle, Arlington, Fort Worth, Mansfield, and other cities in Texas should know. Information about “bad faith” insurance. The Texas Supreme Court, in 1997, adopted as the liability standard, the statutory language in Section 541.060(a)(2)(A), Texas Insurance Code, in the case, Universal Life Insurance Company…
Historical Development Of Texas Bad Faith Law
Someone who has insurance in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Keller, Colleyville, or any other town in Texas would be curious to know what can be done when they are treated wrong by their insurance company. This article is largely taken from a legal book for insurance law attorneys and gives some…
Bad Faith Insurance In Texas
The guy in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Weatherford, Fort Worth, Dallas, or any other place in Texas, wonders what he can do when his insurance company does him wrong. Usually when an insurance company does something that is wrong with one of their insured policyholders, that is called “bad faith” insurance.…
Do You Have To Pay Back Your Insurance When They Pay Benefits To You?
What if a policyholder in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas, collects uninsured motorist benefits from their insurance company and then later makes a claim against the at fault driver, do they have to pay back their insurance company? The general answer is yes,…
Auto Coverage In Texas And Gun Racks
What if you are a “good ole boy” in Weatherford, Texas? Or for that matter, in Arlington, Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, or Dallas, and you have a gun rack in your vehicle. In the gun rack you have a loaded firearm. Next, the firearm is accidently discharged. Will your insurance…
Punative Damages In Texas & Uninsured / Underinsured Claims
What if you live in Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Weatherford, or any other town in Texas and you are in a wreck with a drunk driver? Can you get punative damages from your ininsured / underinsured (UM) insurance policy because the other person was drunk at the time…
Texas Subrogation – What If You Already Settled?
What if you just settled your insurance claim with the person who caused your financial loss. And lets say you live in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas. What happens if your own insurance company sends you a letter asking for a return of…
What About Contractual Subrogation In Texas?
What if a resident of Grand Prairie, Weatherford, Dallas, Arlington, Fort Worth, or some other Texas city, suffers a loss because of some other persons negligence. Their own insurance company pays for the loss. Then the other persons insurance company pays for the same loss. What happens next? This is…
Equitable Subrogation In Texas
A Weatherford man suffers a property damage loss. Or maybe he is from Grand Prairie, Dallas, Arlington, or Fort Worth. His own insurance pays his losses then he makes a claim against the insurance company of the person who caused the loss. How does that work? The doctrine of equitable…