Guide to Personal Injury Law in Texas

How Insurance Companies Deny, Delay, Confuse and Refuse

The American Association for Justice has published an interesting and helpful article titled Tricks of the Trade: How Insurance Companies Deny, Delay, Confuse and Refuse. The topics include: Denying Claims, Delaying Until Death, Confusing Consumers, Abandoning the Sick, Discriminating by…

Did Driver's Knowing Risk Void Policy?

A criminal flees the police at speeds topping 100 mph, crosses into oncoming traffic and smashes into a car.  Sounds like a nightmare?  It gets worse.  His insurance company doesn’t want to pay up on his $300,000 auto insurance policy.…

Something to Think About

Here is a reprint of a Dear Abby column: Recently, a man ran a stop sign, rammed my car and left me with a broken back.  From that I learned what a dim view insurance companies have of homemakers.  When…

Many Drivers in Travis County, Texas Uninsured

A large number of drivers on Texas highways and roads do not have auto insurance. A 60-day pilot project testing the Texas-Sure program (which allows law enforcement personnel to verify coverage status when they stop a motorist) focused on Travis…

Texas is Ranked Third in Health Premium Jumps

Yikes!  I’m not the only one.  Texas families saw their health insurance premiums soar 40 percent in five years – 10 times faster then their incomes increased, according to a report released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in…

Texas Supreme Court – No More Free Bites

Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Texas’ “first free bite” rule (allowing a dog owner to escape most legal liability if a previously gentle dog attacks) does not free owners of the responsibility of stopping an attack…

Doctor Denies Health Insurance After Accident

Yesterday a new client called me.  After being hit from behind on the freeway on the weekend, he was in severe pain and went to see his family doctor. The doctor he had always gone to when something was wrong. …

Insurance Company Liens

Here is an excellent video of how insurance companies use ERISA to swoop in and take injury victim’s recovery money. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 is a federal law that protects employee benefit plan participants and…