Recent Decisions
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
Rodriguez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 10/27/2020
Insured's Automatic Right to Amend Allows it to Plead Facts Sufficient to Support Remand
In re Liberty County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 10/27/2020
Insurer Denied Mandamus Relief After Court Strikes Insurer's Counter-Affidavits on Medical Expenses
Bermudez v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America
Court: ED Tx 10/22/2020
Eastern District of Texas Denies Motion for Reconsideration of Denial of Remand
Mian v. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 10/21/2020
Court Denies Reconsideration of Order Finding that TDI had Primary Jurisdiction in Dispute Involving Loss Valuation
EC & SM Guerra, LLC v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 10/21/2020
District Court Grants Dismissal of Fraud and Fiduciary Duty Claims, Denies Motion to Strike
In re Garrison Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 12-Tyler 10/21/2020
Tyler Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus but Limits Deposition Topics in UM/UIM Dispute
Evanston Insurance Co. v. AmSpec Holding Corp.
Court: SD Tx 10/20/2020
Court Grants Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment in Civil Authority Dispute
In re James River Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 14-Houston 10/20/2020
Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus Petition in UM/UIM Dispute
In re QBE Specialty Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 1-Houston 10/20/2020
Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus Petition in Homeowners' Insurance Dispute
GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co. v. First Baptist Church of Brownfield
Court: ND Tx 10/20/2020
Court Strikes Appraisal Award for Lack of Proof of Loss
Chaudhary v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Court: 5th Cir 10/16/2020
Fifth Circuit Issues Mixed Decision in Flood Insurance Dispute
Prime Time Family Entertainment Center, Inc. v. AXIS Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 11-Eastland 10/16/2020
Eastland Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment for Insurer in Hail Damage Dispute
National Trust Ins. Co. v. Figure Four Partners, Ltd.
Court: SD Tx 10/16/2020
District Court Affirms Magistrate Abstention in Coverage Dispute
Great American Insurance Co. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
Court: ND Tx 10/15/2020
Courts Finds No Issue of Fact in Allocation Dispute