Category Archives: Insurance

Settlement Offer In Insurance Case

The “Offer of Settlement Rule” is relatively new to Texas law and is codified in the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Section 42.002.  This rule was discussed to a small degree in a case from the Corpus Christi Court … Continue reading

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Insurance Demand Letter Used For Federal Jurisdiction

Demand letters to an insurance company can be used as evidence to make even a small case subject to federal jurisdiction.  This is illustrated in a case from the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division.  It is styled, Veronica … Continue reading

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Robert J. McKennon and Joseph S. McMillen to Present “ERISA and California Bad Faith Litigation, Hot Topics and Trends in Disability, Life and Health Insurance Claims” Seminar for OCBA on June 13, 2019

McKennon Law Group PC’s, founding and managing shareholder, Robert J. McKennon and senior attorney, Joseph S. McMillen, will speak on an MCLE panel for the Orange County Bar Association on June 13, 2019, discussing “ERISA and California Bad Faith Litigation, … Continue reading

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Subprime Impact on Professional Liability

The subprime crisis has caused significant losses in some business sectors, notably financial institutions that have either directly or indirectly invested in subprime mortgages, and these losses are being felt in the professional liability and management liability (D&O) insurance markets. … Continue reading

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IP Lawsuit Triggers Insurers’ Duty to Defend

A federal court in Pennsylvania has held that Liberty Mutual must defend its insured, Hershey Creamery Company, in an intellectual property infringement lawsuit because the suit raises claims that potentially implicate coverage under the policies’ personal and advertising injury coverages. The … Continue reading

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