No one in Grand Prairie, Weatherford, Fort Worth, Dallas, or anywhere else in the North Texas area would want to be in a situation where their spouse deliberately sets the house on fire. This is something that might happen in a divorce setting or maybe it is just the result…
Most people in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Azle, Willow Park, Hudson Oaks, and other places in Parker County would have a hard time understanding what constitutes “bad faith” in insurance. But most would believe that being late in paying a claim is bad faith. That does not appear to be…
Residents of Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlington, Haltom City, North Richland Hills, and other places in Texas have all become familiar with the use of computers and the purchasing products and services over the internet. A question that often comes up in the context of insurance, particularly Personal Injury…
Grand Prairie and Fort Worth holders of a title insurance policy might find this recent case of interest. The Court of Appeals, Tyler, issued an opinion recently in the case styled, Howard L Straily and Tommie J. Straily v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation. Here is some background information: The Strailys…
Here is an article for people living in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, and other places in Tarrant County. It is from the Washington Post Business Page and authored by Noah Buhayar. The article was published on January 11, 2012, and much of it appears below. Allstate…
Insureds in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Grapevine, Saginaw, Rhome, Lake Worth, Burleson, and other places in Texas have very little knowledge of the remedies available to them when their insurance company refuses to defend them in a law suit. One of those remedies might surprise them. This…
When does someone in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Burleson, Crowley, Lake Worth, Benbrook, Alvarado, Keene, Joshua, or anywhere else in Texas, know that the insurance company is taking too long to pay the claim? There is no easy answer to the question. The laws related to the time frame for…
Persons who are insured in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth, Dallas, De Soto, Duncanville, Cedar Hill, and other places in Texas are probably unsure what the phrase “like kind and quality” means in an insurance contract. Here is a case that may help to understand. This is a Texas…
People with insurance policies in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Dallas, Saginaw, Keller, Grapevine, Mesquite, or anywhere else in Texas would be surprised to learn that there are situations where family members are excluded from insurance claims. Here is one example of that. The case is styled Rumley v. Allstate Indemnity…
A natural question for someone in Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlington, or anywhere else in Texas to wonder about. Can the policyholder sue? Can the beneficiary sue? Can an estate administrator sue? The answer is one of those that depends on the facts and circumstances. Here is a case…