Attorneys handling life insurance claims in Texas might one day run across a situation where a company is attempting to collect life insurance benefits due to the death of an employee. An article in the New York Times discusses this issue. Here is what the article tells us. Employees at…
Dallas insurance attorneys need to understand the 8 corners rule as it relates to insurance policies and lawsuits. A U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division case helps understand this rule. The style of the case is, Acadia Insurance Company v. Jacob and Martin, Ltd. Here is some of…
Arlington insurance attorneys want to know the proper way to state a claim against an insurance adjuster so as to keep a case in State Court rather than have an insurance company get the case removed to Federal Court. A recent case from the US District Court, Northern District, Dallas…
Insurance lawyers as well as all other lawyers understand that reading the law is not enough. It has to be researched to find changes and facts that may exist. Read all the way to the end to understand this. But first here is a case to read. It is a…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys handling car wreck cases need to understand how underinsured insurance coverage works. There are many aspects of this understanding. One thing to know is that when a claim for underinsured benefits is made, the burden of proof is on the insurance company to prove the underinsured…
Dallas life insurance lawyers need to keep up with the law as it evolves throughout the United States. The Washington Examiner published an article on June 6, 2014, that is interesting reading. The title of the article is, First Circuit rules John Hancock Life Insurance doesn’t have to discover deaths,…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys will tell you that you have to read the policy to understand how coverage applies. A good example of this is from the Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.]. The style of the case is Oleksy v. Farmers Insurance Exchange. Here is some of the relevant…
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers will see insurance policies that contain arbitration provisions. The United States 5th Circuit issued an opinion in 2014 that should be read. The style of the case is Why Nada Cruz, L.L.C. v. Ace American Insurance Company. Here is some of the relevant information. On August…
Dallas insurance lawyers will occasionally have a claim against an agent. With that in mind, a Houston Court of Appeals [1st Dist.], opinion is worth reading. The opinion is styled Houston v. Escalante. Here is some of the relevant case information. Escalante’s Comida Fina, Inc. sued its former insurance agent,…
Dallas and Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to keep up with events happening in the world of insurance claims. The Southeast Texas Record published an article of general interest recently. The title of the article is. “BP Files Emergency Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court To Intervene In Suspension Of Claims…