Here is a United States District Court, Southern Division opinion. It is styled, Lauger Companies, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company and is a commercial case opinion. A company sold defective concrete to a builder. The builder seeks to recover damages caused by the concrete’s failure in the building from the…
A lot of insurance policies written for commercial or business coverage are Lloyd’s insurance companies. Suing a Lloyd’s company and keeping it out of Federal Court is a little easier than if the company were not a Lloyd’s company. Though this did not happen in this case, it is explained…
Insurance lawyers will run across situation where the insurance company is a surplus lines insurance company. Surplus lines insurance is dealt with, in part, it chapter 981 of the Texas Insurance Code. Specific points about surplus lines carriers are discussed throughout the insurance code. The May 25, 2017, Insurance Journal…
An Arlington insurance attorney will have someone come into their office and show the attorney lawsuit papers that have been filed against them and then will show a copy of an insurance policy that is suppose to defend against the lawsuit. The problem will be that the insurance company is…
Commercial insurance attorneys in Dallas need to read this opinion from the Northern District, Dallas Division. The case is styled, Meritt Buffalo Events Center, LLC v. Central Mutual Insurance Company, et al. In this case, the carrier, Central, and the adjuster were sued in State Court and Central and the…
Insurance attorneys, when looking at an insurance policy, want to know who is covered under the policy. You have the named insured and then you have those who are assumed to be covered under the policy. What about a situation where a business changes it’s legal status by incorporating or…
Insurance law attorneys in Graford and Garner areas of Parker County need to keep up with court rulings concerning insurance issues. A recent case from a U.S. District Court, San Antonio Division is a good read. The style of the case is Spar Enterprises, LP v The Cincinnati Insurance Company…
Reading and understanding policy exclusions is important to an insurance lawyer. This is illustrated in a U.S. District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division case. The style of this case is, Scottsdale Indemnity Company v. Rural Trash Service, Inc., et al. This is a summary judgment that was granted in favor…
Dallas area insurance attorneys are most likely to see insurance companies argue “concurrent causation” in claims related to homeowners policies. The Claims Journal published an article discussing this topic in October of 2015. The title of the article is “Texas Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Concurrent-Causation Clauses In Property Policies.” The article…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers who handle commercial case need to read a 2015, Austin Court of Appeals opinion. It is styled, 3109 Props, L.L.C.; Detour, Inc.; and Richard Linklater v. Truck Insurance Exchange. Linklater appealed a summary judgement in the trial court in favor of TIE on their claims for…