Most people would agree that reading legal papers can be confusing. As it relates to life insurance policies the law in favor of the insured. This is illustrated in the Houston [14th Dist.] Court of Appeals opinion, Parchman v. United Liberty Life Insurance Co., a 1982 opinion. The Parchman case…
One of the issues confronted by life insurance lawyers deals with situations where the life insurance company is claiming misrepresentation in the policy application and as a result of the misrepresentation, coverage is denied. A 1972 opinion from the Texas Supreme Court is language and law that life insurance lawyers…
Attorneys who handle insurance cases in Fort Worth and around Texas will want to read this 2018, opinion from the U.S. District Court, Eastern Texas, Sherman Division. It is styled, Bradley Sanson v. Allstate Texas Lloyd’s. This situation deals with property that was substantially destroyed in a storm. Allstate was…
Dallas insurance attorneys will want to read this 2018, opinion from the San Antonio Court of Appeals. It is styled, Avalos v. Loya Insurance Company. The case discusses in depth the “eight corners rule” and how courts look at this rule in determining whether or not an insurer has a…
Insurance lawyers want to help their clients as much as possible in any given case. The U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, issued an opinion regarding recovery of attorney fees in an insurance case. The opinion is a 2018, opinion styled, Jesus and Margaret Agredano v.…
Insurance lawyers want to help their clients as much as possible in any given case. The United States District Court, Western Division Texas, San Antonio Division, issued an opinion regarding recovery of attorney fees in an insurance case. The opinion is a 2018, opinion styled, Jesus Agredano and Margaret Agredano…
Insurance lawyers want to help their clients as much as possible in any given case. The U.S. Western District Texas, San Antonio Division, issued an opinion regarding recovery of attorney fees in an insurance case. The opinion is a 2018, opinion styled, Jesus Agredano; Margaret Agredano v. State Farm Lloyd’s.…
When suing an insurance adjuster, it is necessary to articulate facts that show an adjuster did something wrong. This is illustrated in this 2018, U.S. District Court, Northern District, Dallas Division, opinion styled, Recovery Resource Counsel v. ACE American Insurance Company, et al. Recovery Resource Counsel (RRC) alleges it suffered…
The use of drones for evaluating insurance claims has become normal. The Claims Journal published an article on July 19, 2018, titled, Insurers’ Drone Use Picks Up After 2017 Hurricane Season. The article says that Insurers’ use of drones to inspect property claims came into full swing in 2017, after…
Here is an interesting case form the U.S. Northern District, Dallas Division, regarding payment on a life insurance policy. The case is styled, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Michael Wayne Battle II. Metlife offers life insurance to federal employees through a program referred to here as FEGLI. The Office of…