Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief - August 30, 2010

Coverage for Exemplary Damages Violate Texas Public Policy Under An Umbrella Policy For An Auto Accident

Co-Primary Insurance Carrier Bound By Declaratory Judgment Against Common Insured By Another Co-Primary Carrier

Texas Supreme Court Revisits Proximate-Cause Jury Charge in Workers Compensation Case for First Time Since 1943, and Determines that Fee-Shifting Attorney's Provision is Question for Jury

Award of Attorney's Fees Mandatory When Plaintiff Fails to Timely Serve Expert Report in Healthcare Liability Lawsuit

Medical Benefits Reimbursement Rule as Applied by Division of Workers Compensation Valid

Workers Compensation Carrier Establishes that conflicting Medical Testimony Prevents Imposition of Bad Faith Liability Because Liability Not Reasonably Clear as Bona Fida Dispute Existed