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Daly and Black Speak at 2016 IRC Summit in Arlington, Texas
Our firm’s founders were honored to speak to a room full of experienced contractors from all over the country to explain the pros and cons of choosing appraisal versus litigation. One of the issues our firm constantly…
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Daly And Black Elected To Serve On The Board Of The Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Rick Daly and John Scott Black, founders of Daly & Black, P.C., were elected to serve on the Board of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association at the annual meeting in Houston, on December 3, 2015.
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Daly & Black, P.C. Wins Again: Jury Finds Germania Acted in Bad Faith
A Brazoria County jury returned a unanimous verdict late yesterday afternoon, finding Germania Insurance Company breached its obligations under a 2012 homeowner’s policy, acted in bad faith, and did so knowingly. The jury awarded Doris Knippa, of…
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Chambers & Partners Honors Daly & Black Founder in 2015 USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers
Chambers & Partners recently announced the publication of its 2015 rankings for its USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers, and one of Daly & Black’s lawyers has, once again, been honored by the prestigious publication.
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Daly & Black, P.C. Argues in Texas Supreme Court Over the Standard to Be Applied in Reviewing Motions for New Trial
Daly & Black, P.C. goes the distance for its clients in every single case. Today, we did it on behalf of Stacey and Mark Bent. Melissa Wray, one of our firm’s lawyers argued before the Texas Supreme…
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Insurers in Texas Cannot Lay Behind the Log and Invoke Appraisal Whenever They Want
On August 27, 2015, the Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas denied GuideOne National Insurance Company’s petition for writ of mandamus in a case alleging bad faith and breach of contract. The petition stems from an action…
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Court Finds Loss Payment Provisions Ambiguous As to Appraisal Award, Denies Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment Against Daly & Black Client
Most insurance policies afford the parties the option of invoking, when the parties cannot agree on the amount of the loss, a process called appraisal where each party appoints an appraiser and the two appraisers determine the…
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John Scott Black Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers, by Thompson Reuters®
One of our lawyers has been honored once again, this time by being included in the Texas Super Lawyers, by Thompson Reuters® list for 2015. Our firm is very proud of this most recent honor, and grateful…
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Daly & Black Partner And Firm Honored By Us News Best Law Firms And Best Lawyers Best Lawyers in America by Woodward White, Inc.
Daly & Black was recently ranked by U.S. News Best Law Firms as a Tier 1 (the highest band) in Commercial Litigation, and named partner John Scott Black was individually recognized as a leader in Commercial Litigation.…
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Daly & Black Defeat Motions To Dismiss And Obtain Injunction In New York To Stop Smear Campaign In High Stakes Law Firm Breakup
Paul Napoli and his wife Marie Napoli will now be required to defend defamation claims, despite their earlier efforts to have those claims dismissed. Our client, Vanessa Dennis accuses the two of launching a smear campaign after…
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New Texas Law Affects Public Adjusters
Texas Senate Bill was passed by the legislature and recently signed into law by the Governor. The changes contained in this law are effective September 1, 2015. For a full copy of the bill click here.
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Daly & Black Wins Again – State Farm Collapses During Dallas Trial
On June 25, after four days of trial against State Farm, in Dallas, Texas, State Farm decided that it had enough.
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Federal Court Remands Case, Awards Daly & Black Attorneys’ Fees
Last week, we told you about our recent victory in a Nebraska federal court, where we successfully argued that our nursing home client’s case belonged in state court. Around the same time the Nebraska court decided that…
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Daly & Black Scores Key Remand Victory in Nebraska
When a policyholder files suit in his home county after his insurance carrier denies a claim, the insurance company often tries to “remove” the case from state court to federal court. Insurance defendants prefer federal court because…
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Daly & Black, P.C. obtains jury verdict against Acceptance Indemnity Insurance Company
On May 8, 2015 our firm, along with the Loyd Law Firm, of San Antonio, Texas, obtained a breach of contract verdict against an insurance company that failed to honor its agreement with a Houston policyholder. In…
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Court allows bad faith claims to proceed despite payment of appraisal award
Court allows bad faith claims to proceed despite payment of appraisal award; denies insurer’s motion for summary judgment.
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Daly & Black Cases Survive Creation of Multidistrict Litigation
One tactic big insurance companies or corporate defendants sometimes use in litigation is seeking to create an MDL – or Multidistrict Litigation. An MDL effectively consolidates a large number of cases for discovery and pretrial purposes. While…
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Daly & Black, P.C., Wins Bifurcation Battle in Nebraska
insurance companies or corporate defendants and their lawyers frequently ask courts to “bifurcate” trial and discovery in cases involving breach of contract and bad faith claims. That means the insurance company wants the court to order separate…
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