The Insurance Law Section is an official, sanctioned section of the State Bar of Texas consisting of approximately 2,200 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
Insurance Law Webinar – Firearms and Insurance Law
Register online for the 12/7/21 webinar and get the latest update on recent Firearm decisions affecting Insurance Law.
Insurance Law Webinar – Texas Supreme Court 2021 Insurance Decisions: Shifting the Playing Field
Order the recording of the 8/31/21 webinar and get the latest update on recent Texas Supreme Court decisions affecting Insurance Law.
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Events
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
Riley v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Indiana
Court: WD Tx 09/22/2021
National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. v. R&H Hauling, LLC
Court: SD Tx 09/21/2021
Court Denies Insurer's Motion for Summary Judgment in Policy Cancellation Dispute
Carney v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 09/21/2021
Northern District Finds Insurer's Post-Suit 542A Election Does Not Support Diversity Jurisdiction
White v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 09/21/2021
Insured Not Entitled to Attorneys' Fees Following Payment of Appraisal Award
National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Court: Tx 1-Houston 09/21/2021
Court Reverses and Renders in Favor of Umbrella Carriers in Dispute Over Additional Insured Coverage
Martin Resource Management Corp. v. Federal Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 09/20/2021
Fifth Circuit Holds Exception to Exclusion Does Not Establish Coverage
Great American Insurance Co v. Beyond Gravity Media, Inc.
Court: SD Tx 09/15/2021
Magistrate Recommends Finding that Insurer Does Not Owe Duty to Defend or Indemnify in Franchise Dispute
Centauri Specialty Insurance Co. v. Phillips
Court: SD Tx 09/15/2021
Magistrate Recommends Finding that Duty to Defend Is Owed in Fraternity Hazing Litigation
Blazejewski v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 09/14/2021
Insured's Motion to Remand Denied in UIM Dispute
Janssen v. Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 09/14/2021
Court Dismisses Insured's Claims that Fail to Satisfy Heightened Pleading Requirements of FRCP 9(b)
