Bad Faith Insurance – It’s been said that if you need an expert to explain bad faith, then you probably don’t have a case. However, there may be an expert needed on other aspects of the case. Our last Blog explained part of the way that courts look at experts. …
Insurance attorneys who get involved in very many lawsuits will have situations where an expert is required. When that happens, it is vital to understand what the courts will accept and not accept as it relates to experts. This is discussed in a 2022, opinion from the Northern District of…
A frequent insurance problem in Texas is damage alleged to have been caused by a hail or wind storm. This issue is even confusing for the Courts. Here is a case discussing this issue and in the opinion, the United States Fifth Circuit is asking the Texas Supreme Court on…
A claim against an insurance company generally speaking, will involve at least two distinct claims. One for a breach of the insurance contract and a second claim for the insurance company acting in “bad faith” in their handling of the claim. This issue was discussed in a 2022 opinion from…
To show an insurance company has acted in “bad faith” an insured must first show that the insurance company has breached the insurance contract. This is discussed in a 2022, opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division opinion. The opinion is styled, Rosemarie Wheeler v. Safeco Insurance…
To show an insurance company has acted in “bad faith” an insured must first show that the insurance company has breached the insurance contract. This is discussed in a 2022, opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division opinion. The opinion is styled, Rosemarie Wheeler v. Safeco Insurance…
Hail damage claims, like a lots of other types of claims, have their own nuances that an insurance attorney needs to be prepared to address. Here is a 2022, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, that addresses a hail damage claim and the assertion that that…
The Amarillo Court of Appeals issued an opinion on February 2, 2022, that is important as it relates to cases involving hail and wind damages to roofs of structures. This opinion has a bit less to do with insurance and more to do with the roofing contractor business as it…
The vast majority of insurance claims that get denied are settled. Less than 2% of these cases actually result in trial. When there is a trial, the odds are typically with the insurance company prevailing. That is what happened in this 2021, verdict in a case from the Southern District…
Here is a 2021, opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, where the insured made a claim for hail damage against its insurer but did virtually nothing to prove the damage was caused by hail. The style of the case is, 343 West Sunset, LLC v. Seneca…