The Insurance Law Section is an official, sanctioned section of the State Bar of Texas consisting of approximately 2,300 members. Membership is open to all members of the State Bar of Texas.
Our Mission: Promoting collegiality and educating the bench, bar, and public about Texas insurance law.
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The Insurance Law Section is governed by a Council elected from the Section membership at the Section’s annual meeting. Section officers are elected from and by the Council
News
Registration is Open for the 19th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Register now and join us June 2-3, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio.
Did You Miss the Insurance Law Webinar – Turning Eight Corners into a New Era?
Order the recording of the 4/27/22 webinar to get the latest update on this much-anticipated Texas Supreme Court decision.
Announcing the Spring 2022 Texas Law Student Writing Competition
The competition is an annual state-wide competition, open to written submissions of insurance-related articles authored by law students in good standing from any of the ten accredited law schools in Texas.
Events
19th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course
Join us June 2-3, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio. Registration is open!
Articles
Fifth Circuit Interprets Texas’s No-Direct-Action Rule As Applied To Third Party Plaintiffs With Underlying Default Judgment
It is well-settled Texas law that plaintiffs are prevented from directly suing a defendant’s insurer unless and until a final judgment or settlement has resolved the litigation at issue. A related line of cases sets out when a third party (not the insured) can bind a non-participating insurer to an underlying judgment or settlement.
Case Note: In Re Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company
Texas law has long disfavored the now uncommon practice of liability insurers “soliciting a contribution to a settlement from its insured without first committing its own policy limits.” The Supreme Court of Texas was recently faced with such a situation.
Recent Decisions
America Can! v. Arch Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 04/09/2022
District Court Denies Motion To Exclude Testimony Of Expert Regarding Attorneys' Fees And Claims Handling
Ward v. Liberty Insurance Corp.
Court: ND Tx 04/08/2022
Pending Guidance on 542A Removal from Fifth Circuit, District Court Defers Ruling On Motion To Dismiss
Bernal v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance
Court: SD Tx 04/06/2022
District Court Denies Remand and Partially Dismisses Insured's Extra-Contractual Claims
Von Der Ahe v. 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC
Court: ND Tx 04/05/2022
Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Regarding Suit Against Moving Pod Company That Offered "Contents Protection Plan"
Penn-American Insurance Co. v. Tarango Trucking, LLC
Court: 5th Cir 04/04/2022
Court Reverses Summary Judgment For Insurer Finding Parking Exception to Auto Exclusion Restored Coverage
Drawbridge Energy US Ventures, LLC v. Federal Insurance Company
Court: SD Tx 04/01/2022
Court Applies Monroe Exception in Finding That Insurer Did Not Owe Duty to Defend Under Claims Made Policy
Newton v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: ED Tx 03/31/2022
Court Denies Insurer's Motion to Strike Insured's Non-Retained Expert Witness
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church v. Church Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 03/31/2022
Court Denies Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment on Extra-Contractual Claims
Texas A&M 12th Man Foundation v. Hartford Lloyds Insurance Company
Court: SD Tx 03/31/2022
Court Dismisses Athletic Association's Claims Against Insurer
Carr Enterprises Inc. v. Acadia Insurance Co.
Court: ED Tx 03/30/2022
Court Partially Dismisses Insured's Extra-Contractual Claims
