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Eight Corners Rule Update – Texas Federal Courts Apply Monroe Exception to Consider Extrinsic Evidence

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A previous update analyzed the critical case of Monroe Guaranty Ins. Co. v. Bitco Gen. Ins. Corp., where the Texas Supreme Court recognized an exception to Texas’s “eight corners rule” but found the exception inapplicable to...more

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Texas Supreme Court Recognizes Exception to the Eight Corners Rule

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A recent ruling in Texas has given insurers another arrow in their quiver when determining whether they have a duty to defend in cases where coverage may not exist. In Monroe Guaranty Ins. Co. v. Bitco Gen. Ins. Corp., the...more

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The Changing Fact of Additional Insured Coverage

As a coverage attorney, I often find myself representing the liability insurers of both general contractors and subcontractors.  When representing a carrier for a general contractor, one of the first questions the...more

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Electing to Pay One Claim Over Another to an Insured’s Detriment Could Subject Insurers to Bad Faith Claims

A federal court in Michigan just breathed new life into a long-running legal saga—while at the same time issuing a warning shot across the bows of insurers—by declining to dismiss an insured’s bad faith cause of action...more

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Real Property & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending March 31 & April 7, 2017

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REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Deficiency Judgment: where a foreclosing bank acquires in rem jurisdiction via service by publication in underlying foreclosure action, bank may still seek personal service over an...more

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