Dallas insurance attorneys need to understand the impact of government regulation on insurance litigation. The extensive regulation of insurance has a direct impact on private litigation. Numerous examples can be cited. 1) Numerous states dictate the type of coverage that must be provided, and the forms that must be used.…
Dallas insurance attorneys and others need to know and understand the business of insurance. The Supreme Court of Texas has stated that the insurance business affects the public interest and thus is extensive regulation to prevent abuses. This regulation is current enforced by the Texas Department of Insurance. The laws…
Weatherford insurance lawyers need to know when an insurance policy is properly cancelled by an insurance company. A 2001, Corpus Christi Court of Appeals case helps to explain this. The case is styled, Jones v. Ray Insurance Agency. Here is some background: Lois Jones appeals from a summary judgment granted…
Fort Worth insurance attorneys need to keep up with what is happening in bad faith cases across the country. The Insurance Journal published an article that deals with this issue across the country. It tells us a rising tide of first-party bad faith decisions is defining the contours of the…
Fort Worth insurance lawyers need to read this case. The style of the case is, Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company v. Joseph Wilde. The opinion was issued by the El Paso Court of Appeals. Texas Farm appeals from a judgment awarding Wilde damages, lost profits, and attorney’s fees resulting…
Grand Prairie insurance lawyers need to be aware of this recent Federal District Court case. It is styled Colony Insurance Company v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company. It is an appeal from a summary judgement. This is an action for breach of contract and associated damages against Defendant arising out…
Weatherford bad faith attorneys need to know about this recent court opinion from the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals. The style of the case is Ruth McGhan v. Farmers Insurance Exchange. Here are some facts. This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of Farmers Insurance Exchange,…
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…