Dallas County insurance attorneys know to make an adjuster part of a lawsuit whenever it is possible to do so. One reason is to make sure the case is fought in Federal Court rather than State Court. The United States District Court, McAllen Division, issued an opinion recently in the…
Dallas insurance attorneys understand how the “permissive driver” rule works in Texas. Here is a case that helps explain it. It is a 2003, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Sink v. Progressive. Here is some of the relevant information. This case concerns coverage for a “temporary substitute” vehicle under the…
Weatherford insurance attorneys know that most insurance policies are going to exclude coverage for intentional acts. A 1997, Texas Supreme Court case makes this clear. The style of the case is Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company v. Griffin. Here is some of the relevant information. This is a declaratory…
Dallas insurance lawyers need to know how the “fortuity doctrine” works in insurance law. The 2001, Dallas Court of Appeals case styled, Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Travis, is a good case to read. In this case, Scottsdale appealed a summary judgment granted in favor of South Texas Building Services, Inc.…
Insurance attorneys need to be able to read and interpret insurance policies in light of how the courts in Texas interpret the policies. A 1970, Texas Supreme Court case styled, Commercial Standard Insurance Company v. American General Insurance Company is worth reading. American brought this suit against Commercial and Berry…
Attorneys who handle disability claims in the Dallas – Fort Worth area need to have an understanding as to how “disability” is defined. The most commonly used definition used in Texas law is the Worker’s Compensation definition. In the 1944, Texas Supreme Court opinion styled, Texas Employers’ Insurance Association v.…
Arlington insurance attorneys know how important the language in a policy is and how that language relates to the facts in a claim. The Houston Court of Appeals issued an opinion in 1996, in the case styled, “Schulz v. State Farm Mutual Auto.” Here is some the relevant information in…
Life insurance attorneys will tell you that the language used in the insurance policy is important to determining coverage. An experienced Insurance Law Attorney will also tell you there are many ways of getting around some of the language in a policy. Here is a case where the facts were…
Trial attorneys are probably aware of a general decline in the number of cases going to trial in Texas. Judge Patrick Higginbotham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has warned a group of lawyers and federal judges that civil jury trials are headed for extinction. Judge…
Aledo insurance law lawyers need to be able to discuss how insurance companies interpret their policies that provide coverage for “total disability.” An old 1932 case from what was then called the Court of Commission of Appeals of Texas, Section A, is a good place to start reading. The style…