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State Farm Busted: It Settles with The Texas Department of Insurance, and Must Refund $352 Million in Excessive Premiums
A couple of days ago, we told you that Texas’s biggest insurance companies celebrated their record profitability in 2013 by imposing significant rate hikes on their policyholders. While the Texas Department of Insurance has refused to step…
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Insurance Company Lawyers Try to Silence Hurricane Sandy Victims, Prevent Investigation of Fraud
Last week, we told you about allegations that insurance carriers altered documents to avoid paying claims in cases arising from Hurricane Sandy. In case you missed it, you can find it here.
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Insurance Companies Make More, Charge More
After a very profitable 2013, Texas’s three biggest insurance companies – State Farm, Allstate, and Farmers – are expected to release their premium and loss numbers for 2014 in the next few weeks.
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Insurance Companies May Have Altered Damage Reports
The New York Times reported this week that lawyers representing New York and New Jersey homeowners in first party insurance cases have identified hundreds of engineering reports that they believe were doctored by insurance companies or corporate…
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Texas Supreme Court Opinion Likely to be Misused by Insurers
On October 31, 2014, without hearing oral argument, the Supreme Court of Texas issued what might seem, on the surface, to be a blow to policyholders seeking discovery from insurance companies or corporate defendants in lawsuits alleging…
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Daly and Black’s State Farm Victory Earns them Texas Lawyer’s “Litigators of the Week”
This Past week Texas Lawyer named Daly and Black their “Litigators of the Week” for a jury trial victory against State Farm, an insurer that repeatedly delays, denies, and unfairly handles claims. The text of the article,…
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Cosmetic Damage Endorsements: Don’t Be Fooled
Consumers all over the United States are (more and more) starting to see “cosmetic damage endorsements” contained in their policies, or offered by their trusted insurance brokers. Insurance agents will try to persuade you that these cosmetic…
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State Farm Seeks FAA Permission to Test Drones
Truth is often stranger than fiction. The Chicago Tribune reported just this week that insurance giant State Farm has filed an application with the FAA to test the use of drones to capture images, including of roof…
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Texas Insurers Support Bad Insurance Practices in Upcoming Legislative Session
When insurance companies or corporate defendants lose at the courthouse, they hire their powerful lobbyists to change the laws – and the changes are never designed to help ordinary people or small businesses. The changes are usually…
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Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals: Texas Policyholders Dealt a Better Hand
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals recently held that injuries independent from underpaid policy benefits are not required under the Insurance Code when the policyholder also establishes a breach of contract. [1] Why are insurance companies or corporate…
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Devastating Storm Hammers North and Central Texas
A fast-moving storm with large hail and straight-line winds up to 85 miles per hour blew through North and Central Texas on Thursday, October 2, 2014, leaving thousands without electricity and causing collapsed roofs and walls, structure…
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Sharing Protective Orders in Texas
Not surprisingly, insurance companies or corporate defendants rarely like to share.
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Largest Defamation Verdict in Indiana Upheld Against State Farm
On September 16, 2014, an Indiana contractor was awarded $14.5+ million in a defamation claim against State Farm. This is the largest defamation verdict in Indiana history.
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When Insurers Refuse to Pay Overhead and Profit
If your insurer is offering to settle part of your claim, but refuses to pay overhead and profit costs, you may have a claim for breach of contract. Overhead and profit is generally charged by contractors, and…
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Houston, Texas Jury Finds State Farm is Not a Good Neighbor- Court Agrees
In 2012, a windstorm damaged Deborah Hanson’s home in Cypress, Texas. As you might expect, she made a claim for the damage, fully expecting State Farm, her insurer, to live up to the cheery ads it parades…
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Nebraska Among States Adopting Pro-Insured Matching Regulations.
Although the “Unfair Property/Casualty Claims Settlement Practices Model Regulation” was taken up by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners back in 1990, states are increasingly using versions of the regulation in aiding the insured to rebuild their…
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Insurers Reminded Again That Total Roof Replacement Recommended Following Storm Damage
If you are currently fighting a roof damage claim, you probably already know this – your insurer does not want to replace your roof. Even if your policy requires it. Even if your roofer has told you…
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John Scott Black Selected for 2014 Texas Super Lawyers, by Thompson Reuters
We are proud to announce that Attorney John Scott Black has been selected for inclusion in the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers® listing.
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