Texas Supreme Ct. Reverses Sanctions, Finds Carrier Had Right to Medical Records in UIM Case November 21, 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”...
Idaho: Insurer that Settled with Tortfeasor Can’t Demand Subrogation Suit by Insured September 19, 2023 By Jim Sams An insurer that reached a settlement with a motorist who caused a crash cannot deny a underinsured motorist claim on...
Kentucky Supreme Court Finds No Bad Faith as a Matter of Law June 7, 2017 By Steven Plitt The Kentucky Supreme Court in Hollaway v. Direct General Ins. Co. Mississippi Inc., 497 S.W. 3d 733 (Ky. 2016), recently...
UIM Endorsement Doesn’t Cover Worker Injured While Not Occupying Employer’s Truck November 1, 2016 By Richard Wolf On October 6, 2016 the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, applying Missouri law, granted a...
Determining Accrual Date for Minnesota UM/UIM Claims: Recent Case Decision July 20, 2016 By Steven Plitt There are two principal viewpoints on when a UM/UIM claim accrues for purposes of triggering a limitations period. The majority...
Owned Vehicle Exclusion Defeats Underinsured Motorist Claim February 17, 2016 By Richard Wolf A U.S. district court in Missouri has rejected a policyholder’s strained interpretation of an “owned vehicle exclusion” standard in the...
The Parable of the Crippled Mare: Loss-Of-Use Now Recoverable in Texas Total Loss Auto Cases February 4, 2016 By Gary Wickert Many years ago, a lawyer argued that the long-standing Texas rule prohibiting recovery of damages for loss of use of...