Recent Decisions
Massachusetts Bay Insurance Co. v. Adkins
Court: Tx 1-Houston 12/03/2020
MDL Court Properly Obtained Jurisdiction Based on Non-Party Insurer's Intervention in Asbestos Cases
Galindo, et. al. v. Empower Managing General Agency, Inc., et. al.
Court: WD Tx 11/30/2020
Managing General Agent Granted Summary Judgment on Insured's Breach of Contract Claim
Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 4-San Antonio 11/25/2020
Court Affirms Award of Actual Damages for Insured in Hail Damage Case But Reverses Award of Statutory Damages
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Lopez
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 11/24/2020
Court of Appeals Renders Judgment for Insurer in Case Involving Cow Collision
DFWS, LLC v. Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 11/24/2020
Court Dismisses Section 541 Claim; Leave to Amend Granted
Vanderbol III v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 11/23/2020
District Court Dismisses 383-Page Complaint as Violative of FRCP 8
Windmill Wellness Ranch, LLC v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Court: WD Tx 11/23/2020
Courts Grants In Part ERISA Insurer's Motion to Dismiss
Martinez v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 11/20/2020
Southern District Denies Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment in Post-Appraisal Dispute
In re State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 2-Ft Worth 11/19/2020
Insurer Denied Mandamus Relief After Court Orders Discovery in Bad Faith Suit Arising Out of UM/UIM Claim
Gonzalez v. Meridian Security Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 11/18/2020
Court Denies Remand in Property Insurance Dispute
Valtex Properties LLC v. Central Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 11/18/2020
Insurer's Motion to Dismiss Insurance Code Claims Granted; Leave to Amend Denied
Huerta v. Shell Oil Co.
Court: SD Tx 11/18/2020
District Court Affirms Magistrate Ruling on Motion to Dismiss in ERISA Dispute
Reyes v. Southern Vanguard Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 11/17/2020
Court of Appeals Lacks Jurisdiction over Insured's Lawyer's and Law Firm's Appeal but Affirms Judgment against Insured in Hurricane Harvey Dispute
Tim Long Plumbing, Inc. v. Kinsale Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 11/09/2020
District Court Addresses Discovery Dispute and Sufficiency of Objections
In re Sentry Insurance
Court: Tx 11-Eastland 11/06/2020
Court Denies in Part and Grants in Part Workers' Compensation Insurer's Mandamus on Jurisdiction
Terry Black’s Barbeque, LLC v. State Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 11/05/2020
Magistrate Recommends Denial of Motion to Remand COVID-19 Claims and Dismissal of Agent
Marco Z. v. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 11/04/2020
Conflict Preemption Requires Dismissal of ERISA Beneficiary's State Law Claims; Leave to Amend Granted
Independence Barbershop, LLC v. Twin City Fire Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 11/04/2020
Insured's Claims for COVID-19 Time Limited Business Income Loss and for Class Certification Survive Motion to Dismiss
Travelers Casualty Insurance Co. of America v. Mediterranean Grill & Kabob, Inc.
Court: WD Tx 11/04/2020
Court Holds Numerous Cases of Food Poisoning over Four Days were Caused by a Single Occurrence
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Soto
Court: WD Tx 11/04/2020
Settlement Between Competing Beneficiaries did not Render Dispute with Life Insurer Moot
Menchaca v. Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania
Court: Tx 1-Houston 11/03/2020
Workers' Compensation Insurer Prevails in Jurisdictional Dispute
Chavez v. Standard Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 10/30/2020
Court Holds Claims Manual a Trade Secret and Denies Request to Unseal
United Specialty Insurance Co. v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 10/29/2020
Res Judicata Bars Insurer's Claims Against Its Insured's Indemnitor
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. v. Burlington Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 10/29/2020
Court Finds Indemnity Clause Enforceable In Part and Void In Part
Jeco Investors Partnership v. Pacific Life Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 10/28/2020
Court Denies Insured's Motion to Vacate Judgment in Favor of Life Insurer