Here is a 2022, opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, that deals with recovery of attorney fees under Section 542A of the Texas Insurance Code. The opinion is styled, Mario Rodriguez v. Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana. This is a decision based on Safeco’s motion for summary…
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Bad Faith Insurance Lawyers And Insurance Company Removal To Federal Court
As has been discussed at this site many times, insurance companies prefer to litigate insurance claims in the Federal Court system rather than the State or County courts. However, they have standards they must meet to be able to get a case to Federal Court. This is discussed in a…
Hail Claims – Separating Covered And Non-Covered Damages
Hail damage claims have few unique aspects to themselves. One of those unique aspects is that an insurance company claims the damage to a roof is the result of something other than the recent hail storm a homeowner is claiming, then the homeowner has to properly present the claim to…
Life Insurance Attorney – Who Gets The Money?
Life Insurance lawyers will run into situations where a life insurance company knows they owe the life insurance proceeds but they are unsure who is entitled to the money. There are many ways this can arise such as a beneficiary isn’t named or the person named as a beneficiary has…
Life Insurance Claims Attorney – Name Change?
Here is an interesting life insurance case that takes us down a different path as it relates to what happened. This is a Memorandum Order issued by a Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The case is styled, Delaware Life Insurance Company of New York v.…
Bad Faith Insurance – A Court’s Discussion
Bad Faith Insurance was a topic of discussion in this 2022, opinion from the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. The opinion is styled, Michael Utley v. State Farm Lloyds. Utley submitted a claim to his insurer, State Farm, for alleged hailstorm damage. State Farm adjusted the claim asserting the…
Bad Faith Insurance Lawyer – Latest Case
Exactly what is “bad faith” in the context of insurance claims? This issue is addressed in a 2022 opinion from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Robert Casey v. State Farm Lloyd’s. Casey sued State Farm over his dissatisfaction of his claim against his homeowners…
Insurance Claims & Experts
Insurance claim denial cases will sometimes need an expert. When this happens, an insurance lawyer needs to know what is required of an expert and how the courts look at experts. This issue is discussed in a 2022 opinion from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. The opinion…
Lawyers Who Sue Insurance Companies
Lawyers who sue insurance companies need to understand the various legal ways cases end up in State Court or Federal Court. As has been stated here many times, the insurance companies prefer Federal Court as a play ground for lawsuits. The reasons are many but what is important to lawyers…
Is It Really Insurance – Insurance Denial Attorneys
Insurance Lawyers, here’s one you probably never heard about. This is a 2022,case from the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The opinion is styled, Emmy Von Der Ahe and Thomas Von Der Ahe v. 1-880-Pack-Rat, LLC and Zippy Shell Inc. This case involves allegations that the moving company damaged…