TEXAS UPDATE
As you may have heard, our Texas House of Representatives is leading the nation in the never ending fight against sexually suggestive cheerleading routines by prep students. They passed a bill last week requiring the Texas Education Agency (a/k/a Booty Regulatory Agency) to take remedial action to correct any… continue reading...
EDERAL COURT RULES INSURER CAN BE PENALIZED FOR FAILURE TO DEFEND
THIS WEEK, a Federal District Court in Texas held that insurance code section 21.55 (18% penalty) applies to the insurer’s breach of its duty to defend an insured. The insured sued Hartford for attorneys fees and penalties alleging that Hartford failed to defend it when it was sued for millions… continue reading...
TEXAS UPDATE
PHIL JOHNSON APPOINTED TO SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his appointment of Chief Justice Phil Johnson of the Amarillo Court of Appeals to a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court. Judge Johnson was formerly a Vice-President of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel before he… continue reading...
TEXAS UPDATE
THIS MORNING, THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT ruled that leasing your yard for the mining of limestone is a business pursuit and excluded under a Homeowners policy. Seems to make sense to us, you know, like duh, but the Court insisted this is a case of first impression. Thus, we must… continue reading...