Here is a life insurance claim denial that is interesting factually and legally, and a must read for lawyers handling life insurance claims. This is a case handled by the Law Office of Mark S. Humphreys. The opinion is a December 10, 2021, summary judgment ruling from the Northern District…
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Life Insurance Claim Denial – Pham III
Here is a life insurance claim denial that is interesting factually and legally, and a must read for lawyers handling life insurance claims. This is a case handled by the Law Office of Mark S. Humphreys. The opinion is a December 10, 2021, summary judgment ruling from the Northern District…
Life Insurance Claim Denial – Pham II
Here is a life insurance claim denial that is interesting factually and legally, and a must read for lawyers handling life insurance claims. This is a case handled by the Law Office of Mark S. Humphreys. The opinion is a December 10, 2021, summary judgment ruling from the Northern District…
Life Insurance Claim Denial – Pham I
Here is a life insurance claim denial that is interesting factually and legally, and a must read for attorneys handling life insurance claims. This is a case handled by the Law Office of Mark S. Humphreys. This is a December 10, 2021, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas…
ERISA And Promissory Estoppel
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) applies to a lot of employer benefit plans. Each of these cases need to be examined by looking at the wording of the plan and the facts of the case. A 2021 opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division,…
ERISA And Abuse Of Discretion
ERISA stands for Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The way ERISA cases are handled is unique from a legal perspective. This is illustrated in a 2021, opinion from the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. The opinion is styled, Carol Sue Allen, Et Al. v. Sherman Operating Company,…
Life Insurance Claims Denied Based On A Misrepresentation
Life Insurance lawyers have to know this case. It is an opinion that has been discussed here recently. The opinion was issued on November 10, 2021, by the United States Fifth Circuit and is styled, Mirna Guzman v. Allstate Assurance Company. Saul Guzman died after suffering a seizure at age…
Bad Faith Insurance – How Do You Get There
Lawyers handling insurance claims that have been denied frequently have a conversations with clients about “bad faith” insurance. Bad faith, generally speaking, often times centers around whether or not an insurance company has committed a fraud. If allegations of fraud are going to be alleged, insurance lawyers need to understand…
Life Insurance Claim Denial – Are They Really Dead
Life insurance claims denial attorneys will rarely see this situation, but it is worth knowing about. This is a 1987, Texas Supreme Court opinion styled, Davidson v. Great National Life Insurance Company. Davidson is the beneficiary of life insurance policy insuring Dauod Alquassab. Davidson filed suit after Great National denied…
Insurance Claim Denial And Remand
Insurance lawyers need to understand every way possible for maintaining their case in State Court whenever possible. It is not possible too often, so when it is possible it needs to be done. This 2021, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, shows how one case was allowed…