Recent Blog Posts
Bad Faith: Rules to Live By
Some insurance carriers – notably even large ones – have come under scrutiny in recent years for their claims handling practices. And while this can seem like just another savvy ploy by creative trial lawyers looking for a quick buck, the truth is, it is easy to violate insurance regulations and have a judge… Read More »
Metlife to be Purchased by Farmers
Mergers have become a common occurrence in the insurance industry, and the latest in major acquisitions could mean Farm’s Insurance Company will take on an even larger market share going forward. The affiliate company of Zurich Insurance Group is set to purchase Metlife for approximately $3.94 billion, according to a Metlife press release from… Read More »
Texas Appeals Court Overturns Award: Lay Testimony Cannot Support Medical Expenses
When someone makes a claim for injuries, they are generally seeking several types of damages. These damages are things for which a person can be compensated under the law. Damages can include things like physical pain and suffering, psychological injuries, lost income, and medical expenses. The latter of these damages is usually the driving… Read More »
Defending Liability When Going Through Bankruptcy
Sometimes you find yourself defending a lawsuit, while also restructuring a corporation. Perhaps a risk team is assessing how to proceed with litigation, while simultaneously facing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In these unique situations, it’s important to proceed with caution and work closely with a law firm that has the manpower and experience to… Read More »
Little Known Defense Strategies for Reducing or Avoiding Liability in Auto Injury Claims
For claims for bodily injury or death resulting from auto accidents, there are countless injuries and losses that can be claimed. Each year, insurance prices increase as more individuals make claims for bodily injuries. For those insurance carriers who must defend such actions, the key to risk mitigation is understanding the nuances in the… Read More »
Three Strategies for Early Dismissal and Resolution of Frivolous Claims
For any risk management team or litigation manager, one of the most difficult things to deal with is the frivolous or nuisance claim. Maybe it’s a slip and fall without injuries or a strange claim for injuries that is based on little to no evidence. Whatever the case may be, a nuisance claim can… Read More »
Liability Immunity for Healthcare Providers in the Age of COVID-19
Across the country, states are taking the unprecedented step of creating tort immunity from COVID-19 related lawsuits against healthcare providers. The idea behind these laws is to protect medical providers who are acting under significant stress and in the midst of a novel health pandemic. Critics say that these laws will leave the public… Read More »
3 Tips to Protect Yourself Against Product Liability Lawsuits
You might think that you have nothing in common with the companies that paid out product liability settlements after their products caused catastrophic damage. Your product is not Thalidomide, Roundup, those Toyota brakes that made the cars keep accelerating, or the prescription painkillers that helped fuel the opioid epidemic. Even if it seems to… Read More »
Force Majeure in Business Disputes in the Age of COVID-19
One of the six flags that has flown over Texas was that of France, from 1685 to 1690. Another brief period of French history that has made an impression on the history of Texas was the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century. Napoleon’s legal reforms, with their emphasis on a clearly… Read More »
The Daubert Standard Is a Defendant’s Best Friend in Product Liability Lawsuits
If you had a penny for every time you had ever seen that clickbait headline that “gut doctors” allegedly tell you to avoid, you would have enough money to pay a six-figure judgment to every dissatisfied customer who had ever done business with your company. Misinformation, especially about medicine and science, has a way… Read More »
