David Metzler Named as a 2023 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers®
David J. Metzler was named as a 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for the Dallas-Fort Worth region, in the area of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. [...]
UPDATE: COVID-19, Business Interruption, and Insurance Coverage
A recent opinion, Urogynecology Specialist of Florida v. Sentinel Insurance Company, LTD., (M.D. Fla. Sept. 24, 2020) 6:20-cv-1174-ORL-22EJK, sheds light on approaches to COVID-19 and the 2020 Shutdown -- and [...]
Eight (Corners) is Enough – Texas Supreme Court Says So – When it Comes to an Insurer’s Duty to Defend
In a certified question from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to the Texas Supreme Court, our state’s highest civil appellate court recently re-affirmed the long-standing, “eight-corners” duty [...]
Are Punitive Damages Covered by Insurance?
For years, insurers and lawyers have debated the issue whether punitive or exemplary damages should be covered by insurance. Typically, exemplary damages are awarded when the conduct of a wrongdoer [...]
