Here is a case that was originally filed in a State District Court in Dallas, Texas. The case was removed to Federal Court and promptly dismissed. The style of the case is “Kenneth McQuinne v. American Home Assurance Company”. The only important issue in the case was whether or not…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court located outside of Texas. Cases that originate in Texas, including the Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Grand Prairie areas will end up in this Fifth Circuit Court when it is on an appeal. A case decided…
Very few people doubt that the face of America is changing in that more and more companies are changing the way benefits are provided to employees. The automotive industry is probably the biggest example of this change. Along with the automotive companies themselves, the changes effect all the companies that…
Residents of Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, and surrounding areas are fortunate in that they are not having to deal with the difficulties being faced by homeowners in the Gulf Coast areas of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The damages following hurricanes Ike, Katrina, and others are causing…
The Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion on a case on December 11, 2009, that will make insurance companies who have issued commercial policies, to take a second look before denying a claim in certain situations. The case involved here is titled, D.R. Horton-Texas, LTD. v. Markel International Insurance…
For those of us living in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Grand Prairie areas of Texas, National Flood Insurance programs are not usually an issue. But this type of insurance is available and sold in Dallas, Tarrant, Parker, and other counties throughout the State of Texas. Knowing a little…
The following is a short discussion of a case trying to interpret Missouri law, in part. The relevance to people in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, or Grand Prairie areas is that the case was heard in a Texas Court in the Southern District of Texas and that the appeal was…
The Chinese drywall cases that have been in the news the last year or so, are primarily affecting home owners along the Gulf Coast. If you live in Texas you are not likely to be affected by the claims resulting from these defective drywalls. Especially if you live in the…
The Texas Department of Insurance has recently released the Commissioners Order regarding State Farm Homeowners rate reduction and refund fight. This order is the result of a re-hearing . The original reduction order was first issued in 2003, but was remanded by the Third Court of Appeals in Texas in…
Most people do not understand that there are two main kinds of law. The first, most people are familiar with, and we will call statutory law. This is the law that is written down by the legislative branch of government. For purposes of Insurance Law, it is the Sections, Chapters,…