When Life Insurance claims are denied, a beneficiary should always have an insurance attorney look over the reasons for denial. Most the time an experienced life insurance lawyer can find a way to make a recovery on the case. But, sometimes it doesn’t work out. An opinion form the Southern…
Claims denial law firms are usually well versed on the ways to handle cases that end up in Federal Court when that was not the original intention. This is illustrated in a 2020 opinion from the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. The opinion is styled, Jose Rodriguez v. State…
When an insurance claim gets denied and a lawsuit results, the resulting legal battle needs to be dealt with properly. This can be challenging. An illustration of this can be found in a 2020, opinion from the Eastern District, Sherman Division, in an opinion styled, Oscar Bermudez and SA Polo,…
Attorneys who handle insurance claims denial cases learn real fast about the requirement to segregate damages, especially with roofing cases. This is illustrated in a 2020, Eleventh Court of Appeals opinion styled, Prime Time Family Entertainment Center, Inc. v. Axis Insurance Company and Andrew Jencks. This case presents the question…
Bad Faith claims will sometimes require a separate trial. This is illustrated in a 2020, Tyler Court of Appeals opinion styled, In Re: Progressive Casualty Insurance Company. This case is a mandamus action resulting from the trial court refusing to sever and abate the extra-contractual claims and compelling discovery. The…
Here is a life insurance denial case that is a bit confusing at the least. The opinion is a 2020, opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. It is styled, Tina M. Hale, as next of kin of Michael Hale, Deceased v. Assurity Life Insurance Company. On…
The primary purpose of liability insurance is to cover harms caused by negligence. Thus, an intentional act is not covered. This is discussed in a 2020, opinion from the Eleventh Court of Appeals. The opinion is styled, Joe Torres v State Farm County Mutual Insurance Company of Texas. This is…
Claim denial attorneys know that a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit against an insurance company for a first party claim is to give a pre-suit notice letter. Failure to do so will result in a loss of potential causes of action. This is illustrated in a 2020, opinion from the…
Here is a case from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, that discusses the voluntary / involuntary rule related to joining adjuster in a lawsuit. This 2020, opinion is styled, Jason Bowers and Casi Bowers v. Chubb Lloyd’s Insurance Company of Texas. The Bowers who alleged to have suffered…
When a claim gets denied and the insured has to file a lawsuit, a decision has to be made as to which Court the lawsuit should be filed. For the insured, that decision is usually to file suit in the State or County Court. However, the insurance company is virtually…