Claims denial attorneys usually see situations where a claim is denied and it was the adjuster who acted improperly in his handling of the claim. Allegations that the adjuster acted improperly were alleged in this 2021, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Beverly…
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Life Insurance Denial And Who Gets The Benefits
Life insurance claims can take many turns, as any attorney who handles very many of these life insurance claims can tell you. Here is a 2021, opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. It is styled, New York Life Insurance Company v. Srinivas Varati. New York has filed…
Accidental Death Claims Denial
Life insurance claims attorneys are needed any time an insurance company denies a claim. Some cases the attorney will help the client make a recovery and other cases, at least the client had the claim investigated. The Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, issued an opinion in July 2021, dealing…
Claims Denial – Suing Adjuster
Here is another case illustrating that when suing an insurance company adjuster that it is vital to properly plead the case against the adjuster. This 2021, opinion is styled, Detavia Wilson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Robert Nash, and Yulonda Jones. The opinion is from the Northern District…
Long-Term Disability Benefits & ERISA
Lawyers who handle long-term disability (LTD) claims that are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), will want to read this opinion. The opinion is titled, Enrique Talamantes v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. It is a 2021, opinion from the United States Fifth Circuit. It is…
Accidental Death Insurance Policy – ERISA
Life insurance denials are much more common than people realize. Most people would be of the opinion that once a person had paid for life insurance and then a death occurs, that the policy would pay. That is not the case. Here is an opinion from the Southern District of…
Claims Denial – Suing The Adjuster
Insurance lawyers time and time again have a difficult time properly suing insurance adjusters when their case is in Federal Court. This is illustrated in a June 16, 2021, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Thomas Paredes and Kerry Paredes v. The Cincinnati…
Life Insurance Attorney’s And Beneficiary Dispute
Life Insurance lawyers often see disputes over who is entitled to life insurance proceeds. A 2021, opinion from the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, is a dispute over who is entitled to life insurance proceeds. Also, the life insurance policy at issue in this case is governed by the…
A Unique Way To Stay Out Of Federal Court
Here is a unique way to stay out of Federal Court. It is applicable to suing a Lloyd’s of London insuring entity. The case is a 2021, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. It is styled, Certain Underwriters At Lloyd’s, London Subscribing Severally To Policy No.…
Suing The Business Entity Rather Than The Insurance Company
Here is an unusual situation from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Barry Green, Individually and as Attorney in Fact for Billie Green and Billie Green, Individually v. Allstate Texas Lloyds, Inc. If the unusual aspect of this case is not pointed out in the…