An earlier question on this blog was, How does someone in Grand Prairie, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Keller, Azle, Coppell, Sasche, Bedford, or anywhere else in Texas know if they are experiencing conduct of bad faith by their insurance company? Let’s look at the current standard for judging this issue.…
How does someone in Grand Prairie, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, Keller, Azle, Coppell, Sasche, Bedford, or anywhere else in Texas know when the insurance company is acting in “bad faith”? The answer is not easy, but to understand, it helps to know the history a little. When reviewing the…
If you have an insurance agent in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, De Soto, Aledo, Duncanville, Bedford, Fort Worth, Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas, you might wonder if the guy was being completely honest with you when he sold you the insurance policy on your car or auto. Lawyers.com defines…
How does a person in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Aledo, Burleson, Bedford, Euless, Lancaster, Hurst, Fort Worth, or any other city in Texas know when their insurance company or agent is committing fraud? The problem with fraud is that a person usually does not know when it happens. USLegal defines…
How does the policyholder in Grand Prairie know if his insurance company is acting in bad faith? This same question might be asked in Arlington, Aledo, Mansfield, Fort Worth, or anywhere else in Texas. When an insurance company denies a claim it should be obvious that there are times when…
Who has “standing” to sue an insuance company for bad faith. Does someone living in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Keller, Colleyville, Fort Worth or Dallas? USLegal defines “standing” this way: Standing is the ability of a party to bring a lawsuit in court based upon their stake in the outcome.…
When a house burns in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Colleyville, Keller, Mansfield, Fort Worth, Azle, Aledo, or Weatherford, or anywhere else in Texas; What happens when the house catches on fire? Will the insurance company pay for the damages? In, State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Company v. Simmons, the answer…
There are homeowners in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Weatherford, Aledo, Fort Worth, and everywhere else in Texas. 95% of those homeowners have insurance. So how do you know if your insurance company is violating the “bad faith” laws in Texas? Here is a 1997, Texas Supreme Court case to read…
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.…
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…