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. David serves as our Managing Shareholder and also as Section [...]
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 the impact to business. The United States District Court for [...]
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 to defend rule. That rule states that when Texas courts [...]
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 is found to be intentional or grossly negligent. Gross negligence [...]
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