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When wildfires, floods or other disasters strike, multiple policyholders can be affected in similar ways. But historically, each policyholder would take on their insurance company alone—a tough task, especially for individual...more
When a company faces mounting public scrutiny, especially in high-stakes litigation, it sometimes does what any crisis playbook might suggest: change the name. It’s not a financial reset. It’s a reputational one, and a...more
In In Re State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. and Lindsey Nicole Dessart, 712 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. 2025), the Texas Supreme Court clarified the proper procedure for litigating bad faith claims related to uninsured/underinsured...more
Car accidents often cause shoulder injuries. These injuries may affect your ability to work, care for yourself, or move without pain. You may struggle with basic tasks or lose access to activities you once enjoyed. Certain...more
Insurance professionals, risk managers, and counsel deal with it on a daily basis, plaintiffs' personal injury lawyers are driving and benefiting from it, consumers and policyholders are paying for it, litigation funders are...more
Georgia Senate Bill 68 (a/k/a Georgia’s Tort Reform Bill) officially passed the legislature and is now awaiting Governor Kemp’s signature. He is expected to sign quickly. Below is a high-level synopsis of the bill and how it...more
As a question of first impression, The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas analyzed whether issuing pre-suit notice to a third-party adjuster satisfies Section 542A.003(a) of the Texas Insurance...more
Filing a personal injury claim can be challenging, especially in a state full of unusual laws like California. Each year thousands of Californians seek compensation for injuries and accidents. California has specific laws,...more
Policyholders, don’t lose track of the appraisal provision in your insurance policies. At least that is what the panel in 50 Exch. Terrace LLC v. Mt. Vernon Specialty Ins. Co. seemed to be saying. There, the Ninth Circuit...more
In re SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exch., involved a claim for hail and wind damage to the insured’s (“Glasper”) residence. 702 S.W.3d 876, 878 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2024, no pet. h.) The carrier (“SureChoice”)...more
In the recent decision Marquez v. Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company, No. 6:23-cv-2025-ACC-DCI, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 219390 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 4, 2024), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the...more
1) Preservation Demand. Send an evidence preservation notice to anyone you think may be liable or contributed to the fire (so the entity is on notice not to destroy, delete, or alter relevant evidence)....more
There are a number of factors that Courts review when determining whether an insurer has acted under a “reasonably prudent insurer” standard under the Stowers doctrine. We have previously discussed key issues to look out for...more
Here is a question for insurers: You are in the business of managing risk, but what have you and your defense counsel done differently in the last decade to manage or stop nuclear verdicts? The risk is real. Jury verdicts...more