Fort Worth life insurance attorneys need to know about this case. It is an opinion issued by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2005. It is styled, Monumental Life Insurance Company v. Hayes Jenkins. Here are some facts: In November 2000, the insureds, husband and wife, purchased a…
Dallas life insurance attorneys need to read and know this case. It is an opinion issued by the Texas Supreme Court in 1990. The style of the case is Koral Industries v. Security Connecticut Life Insurance Co. Here are some of the facts: Koral Industries sought a new life insurance…
Dallas life insurance lawyers need to know this case. The case is styled Lilly Sharp v. Lincoln American Life Insurance Company. The opinion was issued by the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals in 1988. This lawsuit was filed by Lilly Sharp after the death of her daughter. Lincoln had denied…
Fort Worth life insurance attorneys need to know this case. The case is styled Republic-Vanguard Life Insurance Company v. Beth Walters. It is a 1987, opinion from the 1st District Court of Appeals. Here is some background. In 1981, the deceased, James Walters, applied to Republic for mortgage protection insurance.…
Weatherford attorneys and those in Aledo, Hudson Oaks, Willow Park, Millsap, and other places in Parker County need to know and understand the “Omnibus Clause” in an auto insurance policy. The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals issued an opinion in 1967, in the case styled Phoenix Insurance Company v. Allstate…
Weatherford attorneys and those in Springtown, Willow Park, Aledo, Hudson Oaks, Brock, and other places in Parker County need to have an understanding of how to interpret an auto insurance policy. Most auto insurance policies will have wording to the effect that there is coverage provided by the policy for…
Grand Prairie insurance attorneys and those in Duncanville, De Soto, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Irving, Mesquite, Garland, and other places in Dallas County need to know changes that are being contemplated by the Texas Department of Insurance. One change currently being contemplated is good news for insurance policy holders. Here is…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to keep up with what is going on in the insurance community. Reuters recently published an article titled “Insurance Industry Woes Hit Consumers.” The article starts out telling us something obvious: Nobody wants to feel sorry for life insurance companies. They are just the annoying…
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers will run across situations where the definition of “uninsured” is not clear. One of those situations was present in a recent Austin Court of Appeals case. The case is styled, Nealey Michelle Malham v. Government Employees Insurance Company. Here is some relevant information. Malham was injured…
Fort Worth lawyers and those in Saginaw, North Richland Hills, Grapevine, and other places in Tarrant County need to keep up with lawyer news and insurance news. The American Bar Association ran an article on October 11, describing an attorney suing an insurance company. The article tells us a jury…