Articles by Brian S. Martin

Deciphering the Texas Supreme Court’s Decision in Lennar v. Markel

When the Texas Supreme Court decides to look at controversial insurance coverage issues, you can assume that their decisions will never be boring. Such was the case in its Aug. 23 decision in Lennar Corp. v. Markel American Insurance Co. …

The Next New Thing: Coverage Issues from Fracking Claims

Every few years it seems that there are predictions a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was environmental clean up claims and SuperFund, followed shortly by asbestos, the fear of Y2K …