Irving insurance lawyers will see situations where someone has “excess insurance.” There are many variables that can result from these situations. A 2000, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Keck, Mahin & Cate v. National Union Fire Insurance Company, is an opinion to read to see one of the variables. Granada…
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Subrogation Settlement
Dallas insurance attorneys will sometimes run across semi-complicated subrogation issues. One of these situations arose in a 1998, Dallas Court of Appeals case styled, Universal Underwriters of Texas v. Transamerica Insurance Group, et al. Here is some of the relevant information from that case. The case is a subrogation case…
2 Policies Covering Same Property
Arlington insurance attorneys will run across situations where a person, on purpose or by accident, has two insurance policies covering the same property. So what are some of the possible outcomes of this situation? A 2005, Fort Worth Court of Appeals opinion had this issue. The style of the opinion…
Stolen Vehicle
Dallas insurance lawyers will have potential clients come and ask questions dealing with their stolen vehicle and how the insurance company is handling the claim. The Dallas Court of Appeals issued a 2008, opinion that is worth knowing about. The case is styled Ysasaga v. Nationwide. Here is the relevant…
What Happens When Insurance Company Pays Claim?
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers need to be able to explain to clients what happens when an insurance company pays a claim. There may be several things that happen. One of those things is that the insurance carrier has a subrogation claim to all amounts paid by the insurance carrier. A…
Reading An Insurance Policy
Insurance lawyers in Dallas will tell you to “read the policy.” Now the reality is that very few people ever read their insurance policy. Most people rely on their insurance agent to sell them a policy they want. This expectation often makes the agent responsible for selling a person a…
Suing The Adjuster
Arlington insurance attorneys can tell you that it is sometimes hard to sue an adjuster. Federal Courts look at these situations really close. This is illustrated in the 2014, US Northern District Court, Dallas Division, case, One Way Investments, Inc. v. Century Surety Company, et al. Here is some information…
Coverage Or No Coverage
Dallas insurance attorneys will tell you that in order to determine coverage or no coverage under an insurance policy that the entire fact situation needs to be examined. In a 2014, Fort Worth Court of Appeals opinion, in a case styled, City of Carrollton v. Fred Loya Insurance Company, reversed…
Insurance And Maintaining Vehicle
Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to be able to understand when coverage is afforded under a policy and when it is not. A 1994, Dallas Court of Appeals case is a good opinion to know about. It is styled, Nationwide Property & Casualty v. McFarland. Here is the relevant information…
Insurance Company Duty To
Irving insurance lawyers will tell you that an insurance company’s duty to defend one of their insureds in a lawsuit depends on several factors. This is discussed in a 1997, Austin Court of Appeals opinion styled, State Farm v. White. State Farm filed a suit for declaratory judgment that it…