10/13/2011 - Selection of Counsel: Do Insurers or Insureds Choose?
Most liability insurance policies obligate the insurer to both indemnify the insured for judgments or settlements and cover the insured’s defense expenses. In other words, the carrier must pay for the insured’s defense counsel. The insurer’s “duty to defend” generally brings with it the right to select defense counsel, but Texas law allows insureds to select independent counsel in certain circumstances.

04/19/2011 - Insurance Policy Arbitration Clauses: Know What You Are Bargaining For

04/14/2011 - Trial Strategies in Insurance Coverage Lawsuits: Practical Advice for Policyholder Lawyers
Trying insurance coverage cases is exciting and rewarding. The insured has often endured a stressful event and then a protracted insurance coverage dispute. The insured purchased insurance to protect it from the unexpected. When the unexpected occurred, the insured called on its insurer and the insurer did not answer. Trying insurance coverage cases gives you an opportunity to help right a wrong.

10/14/2010 - What's in the Pipeline: Attorney/Client Issues
The practice of insurance law brings with it a host of privilege issues that affect insurance lawyers “on both sides of the ‘v.’” Regardless of who you represent and in what capacity you represent them, privilege issues are sure to affect your practice.

04/08/2010 - The Montrose Case - A Model Loss in Progress Rule Analysis
Texas courts applying the so-called “loss in progress” rule have failed to consider the real and practical distinction between first-party property insurance and third-party liability insurance. In the future, Texas courts could use the analysis applied in the Montrose case as a guide when applying the loss in progress rule in the liability insurance context.