Recent Decisions
Yanez v. American Strategic Insurance Corp.
Court: 5th Cir 03/13/2019
Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Property Insurance Dispute under Federal Flood Insurance Program
Shalaby v. Heritage Physician Network
Court: SD Tx 03/12/2019
Court Remands Case Due to Inapplicability of Federal Officer's Statute
Reliastar Life Insurance Co. v. Milleni
Court: SD Tx 03/11/2019
Court Denies Summary Judgment to Challenger for Life Insurance Policy
In Re: Texas Association of Public Schools Property and Liability Fund
Court: WD Tx 03/08/2019
No Duty to Defend or Indemnify School District from Claim for Equitable Relief in Tax Suit
Landmark Insurance Co. v. Lonergan Law Firm, PLLC
Court: ND Tx 03/08/2019
District Court Grants Summary Judgment for Insurer in Notice of Claim Dispute Pertaining to a Professional Malpractice Policy
Swire v. Kempf
Court: WD Tx 03/08/2019
District Court Finds Removal Appropriate in light of Out-of-State Citizenship of Individual Defendant
Bunner v. Dearborn National Life Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 03/04/2019
District Court Affirms Magistrate's Remand of ERISA Dispute to Administrative Level for Consideration of Supplemental Record
Love v. Scott and White Health Plan
Court: ED Tx 02/28/2019
District Court Grants Remand to State Court in Health Care Plan Dispute involving the Affordable Care Act
Powell v. Valero Energy Corp.
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 02/28/2019
Appellate Court Reaffirms "Decided Bias" in Favor of Workers' Compensation Coverage, Extends Exclusive Remedy Defense to Purchaser of ROCIP Coverage
Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Petroleum Solutions, Inc.
Court: 5th Cir 02/26/2019
Fifth Circuit Rejects Broad Application of Cooperation Clause, Finds Coverage for Underlying Judgment as "Money Damages"
Wen Wireless, Inc. v. Amguard Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/25/2019
District Court Grants Motion to Remand based on Stipulation that Insured will not Accept more than $75,000 in Damages
Donald v. Metropolitan Lloyds Insurance Co. of Texas
Court: SD Tx 02/21/2019
Court Denies Insurer's Motion to Sever and Abate Extra-Contractual Claims
Gonzales v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/19/2019
Court Grant Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Timely Payment of Appraisal Award
Delgado v. Allstate Texas Lloyds
Court: SD Tx 02/19/2019
District Court Overrules Objections and Adopts Magistrate's Recommendation that Homeowner's Dispute be Remanded to State Court
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. The Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania
Court: Tx Sup 02/15/2019
Supreme Court of Texas Reverses and Remands Workers' Compensation Waiver of Subrogation Dispute
Herrera v. Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 02/14/2019
Court of Appeals Grants Motion to Dismiss because Appellants Failed to File a Timely Notice of Appeal
Reveles v. Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 02/14/2019
Court of Appeals Grants Motion to Dismiss because Appellants Failed to File a Timely Notice of Appeal
Taylor v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 02/14/2019
District Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment regarding Benefits under Portable Life Insurance Policy
MGR, Inc. v. GEICO Casualty Co.
Court: Tx 4-San Antonio 02/13/2019
Appellate Court Affirms Insurer's No-Evidence Summary Judgment in Dispute with Body Shop over Labor Rates
Monitronics International, Inc. v. Everest Indemnity Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 02/08/2019
District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Regard to Failure to Join Necessary Parties
Slaughter v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/06/2019
Court Finds that Auto Insurer was Improperly Joined because It Did Not Issue Policy
Green v. Covenant Transportation Group, Inc.
Court: ED Tx 02/05/2019
District Court Affirms Magistrate's Sua Sponte Dismissal of Insured's Claim for Lack of Jurisdiction
Durham v. Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/04/2019
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment Based on Timely Payment of Appraisal Award
Lamarr Womack & Associates, L.P. v. Lexington Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/01/2019
Courts Grants Insurer's Motion to Stay Federal Court Action Pending Arbitration
Rittinger v. Healthy Alliance Life Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 01/31/2019
Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court's Abuse of Discretion Ruling against Plan Administrator in Bariatric Surgery Coverage Dispute