Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says June 12, 2024 By William Rabb and Ezra Amacher A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if...
Texas Supreme Ct. Reverses Sanctions, Finds Carrier Had Right to Medical Records in UIM Case November 21, 2023 By Jim Sams The Texas Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Dallas County judge’s decision to sanction an insurer for making an “overbroad”...
Texas Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Challenge to Public Adjuster Law October 26, 2023 By Jim Sams Insurers and the Texas Department of Insurance hope to persuade the state Supreme Court to block a constitutional challenge to...
Texas Supreme Ct. Hears Arguments on Attorney Fee Awards When Appraisal Awards Are Paid October 5, 2023 By Jim Sams Insurance defense attorneys on Wednesday urged the Texas Supreme Court to uphold the “plain language” of a law passed in...
5th Circuit Asks Texas Supreme Ct. if Attorney Fees Owed After Insurer Pays Appraisal Award July 13, 2023 A federal appellate court, grappling with conflicting decisions from federal courts, is asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether...
Texas Supreme Ct.: Exxon Covered by Contractor’s Excess Insurers April 18, 2023 Two excess insurers may be liable for the more than $20 million that ExxonMobil Corp. paid to settle lawsuits filed...
No Immunity for City that Closed Flood Gate During Downpour March 14, 2023 By Jim Sams Eleven property owners whose homes were flooded after a city of Brownsville official closed a flood gate may proceed with...
Plaintiffs Alleging Brain Damage Must Submit to Independent Tests, Texas Supreme Ct. Rules December 6, 2022 By Jim Sams A family seeking $33 million in economic damages for alleged brain injuries caused by exposure to carbon monoxide must submit...
Texas Supreme Court Validates Exception to 8-Corners Rule February 15, 2022 By Jim Sams For more than 50 years, insurers have known that their duty to defend a Texas policyholder from a lawsuit must...
No Coverage Owed for $1.2 Million Loss Caused by Gold Coin Shipping Scam December 7, 2021 By Jim Sams A Dallas gold coins dealer cannot evade a fraudulent check exclusion in its insurance policy by putting the onus on...