Recent Decisions
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
Monroe Guaranty Insurance Co. v. Newtex Realty, LP
Court: ND Tx 03/04/2019
Contingent Claims against Agent Dismissed for Lack of Ripeness
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
Bobwhite Rentals, LLC v. National Liability & Fire Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 02/12/2019
Magistrate Judge Recommends that Lawsuit be Dismissed with Prejudice because Insured Provided Notice a Year after Fire and Settlement with Third Party
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
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Houston Casualty Co.
Court: Tx Sup 01/25/2019
Supreme Court of Texas Rules that Joint Venture Provision in Excess Insurance Policy did not Cap Defense Expenses
In re Houston Specialty Insurance Company
Court: Tx Sup 01/25/2019
Supreme court of Texas Conditionally Grants Mandamus Related to Insurer's Dismissal of Law Firm's Declaratory Judgment Action
Colonial Penn Life Insurance Co. v. Parker
Court: SD Tx 01/24/2019
Court Grants Summary Judgment to Life Insurer Based on Failure to Pay Premiums and for Rescission