A Dallas Appeals Court upheld a lower Court ruling in an interesting case. The ruling applies to the same facts anywhere in Texas, including, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, or Weatherford. This case is valid law today but was decided in 1989. The fact pattern is unique. The style of…
A case decided in Fort Worth, Texas on June 11, 2009, is important to understand. The result of this case is the same in Weatherford, Grand Prairie, Arlington, or Dallas. The style of this case is Garry Jenkins v. State and County Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The facts in this…
The people living in Weatherford, Grand Prairie, Arlington, Dallas, or Fort Worth, is protected by the laws in Texas, against businesses that try to take advantage of them. These laws are found in the Texas Business & Commerce Code, Section 17. To be eligible for protection under the DTPA, all…
A lot of homeowners insurance policies in Texas have “appraisal” clauses written into them. So whether you live in Weatherford, Texas, or in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Fort Worth or Dallas, if you have homeowners insurance you need to be aware of these appraisal paragraphs. An appraisal paragraph is of benefit…
It is always smart to purchase uninsured motorist benefits coverage because of the number of people driving around with no insurance or insufficient insurance to cover a lot of losses that occur. This is particularly true in the Grand Prairie, Arlington, and Dallas – Fort Worth areas of Texas. Uninsured…
People living in Grand Prairie, Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Weatherford, or any where in Texas or the nation have a hard time understanding how their health insurance works when it comes to paying medical providers. This is particularly true with the “out of network” medical providers involved in a health…
Punative damages and “exemplary” damages are essentially the same thing in Texas. The way exemplary damages works in Texas is the same regardless of whether you live in Arlington, Grand Prairie, Fort Worth, Dallas, or Weatherford. The Texas Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas, recently dealt with the issue of…
Most insurance company’s have their main offices located outside of Texas. If you live in Weatherford, Texas, Arlington, Grand Prairie, or the Dallas – Fort Worth area, and you sue an insurance company, how do you know you won’t have to travel to Delaware or some other state to fight…
A decision in a Dallas, Texas, case was handed down on January 22, 2010. The results should have been the same in Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Arlington, or Weatherford. This case was decided by the United States District Court, Northern District, Dallas Division. The style of the case is Gemini…
If a Grand Prairie resident buys a new home, 95% of the time he is also going to be required to purchase a title insurance policy. This would be the same for a resident of Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, or Weatherford. The Texas Supreme Court decided a case in 1994…