Someone in Weatherford, Fort Worth, Aledo, and other places in Tarrant and Parker County might have a hard time understanding what is “bad faith” in most insurance situations. Here is a case that gives some insight into how it works. The case is State Farm Lloyd’s v. Johns and was…
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Insurance Attorney Arguing Mental Anguish Claim
Someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, or anywhere else in Texas may wonder how “mental anguish” works as a claim. Here is some insight into that how it works in Texas. The Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in 1997, in the case styled “The City of Tyler…
Insurance Law Attorney Arguing Policy Interpretation
Business owners in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Azle, Springtown, Millsap, Brock, Hudson Oaks, Willow Park, and other areas of Parker County need to have a good understanding of the coverage provided in their policies. The United States District Court, Southern District, Houston Division, issued an opinion on December 20, 2011,…
Insurance Claims For Emotional Distress
Someone in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, Aledo, Hudson Oaks, Springtown, Azle, Brock, Millsap, Cool, Willow Park, or anywhere else in Parker County would have a hard time understanding the coverages in their insurance policy. Most policies cover an insured when they are sued but that is not always the case. The…
Credit Life Insurance Case
When someone in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Saginaw, Roanoke, Keller, Rhome, Colleyville, and other places in Tarrant County and Texas purchase something on credit or take out a loan, they will often times have the option of purchasing some sort of credit life and disability insurance. Here is a…
Force Placed Insurance Claims
If you are in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth, Roanoke, Keller, Colleyville, Saginaw, or some other place in Tarrant County or Texas and find yourself in some financial trouble, it may be that you find yourself letting your homeowners insurance lapse. If that happens the mortgage lender on your home…
Arson By Spouse
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…
Is Late Payment Of A Claim, Bad Faith Insurance?
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…
Electronic Signatures And Insurance
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…
Title Insurance Case
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…