Texas Supreme Court Rules to Cut Out Attorney’s Fees in First-Party Appraisals February 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that when an insurance company pays an appraisal award plus any statutory interest in...
Texas Woman Sues Doctor Over Unwanted Pregnancy December 20, 2023 By Toluwani Osibamowo, KERA News Grissel Velasco didn’t want more kids. In 2014, Velasco — 31 years old at the time — was expecting her...
Texas Supreme Court Declines to Revive Billionaire’s Defamation Suit Against Beto O’Rourke December 19, 2023 By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune The Texas Supreme Court said Friday it would not consider Republican megadonor Kelcy Warren’s defamation lawsuit against former Democratic gubernatorial...
Texas Supreme Court Reverses Sanctions, Finds Carrier Had Right to Medical Records in UIM Case November 22, 2023 By Jim Sams The Texas Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Dallas County judge’s decision to sanction an insurer for making an “overbroad”...
Texas Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to Public Adjuster Law October 30, 2023 By Jim Sams Insurers and the Texas Department of Insurance hope to persuade the state Supreme Court to block a constitutional challenge to...
Texas Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Attorney Fee Awards When Appraisal Awards Are Paid October 13, 2023 By Jim Sams Insurance defense attorneys last week urged the Texas Supreme Court to uphold the “plain language” of a law passed in...
5th Circuit Asks Texas Supreme Ct. if Attorney Fees Owed After Insurer Pays Appraisal Award July 13, 2023 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court, grappling with conflicting decisions from federal courts, is asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether...
Texas Court: Exxon Covered by Contractor’s Excess Insurers April 18, 2023 By Jim Sams Two excess insurers may be liable for the more than $20 million that ExxonMobil Corp. paid to settle lawsuits filed...
Texas High Court: No Immunity for City that Closed Flood Gate During Downpour March 15, 2023 By Jim Sams Eleven property owners whose homes were flooded after a city of Brownsville official closed a flood gate may proceed with...
Texas Supreme Court Hears Whether ERCOT is Immune From Lawsuits January 10, 2023 By Emily Foxhall Lawyers argued before the Texas Supreme Court on Monday over whether the state’s power grid operator should be protected from...