Insurance
Contact: Tom Rogers
Jackson Walker's insurance and reinsurance litigation practitioners include experienced attorneys who have trial experience in state and federal courts nationwide, and who have also successfully represented insurers in state and federal appeals courts across the country. In addition to this significant trial experience, many of our attorneys have previous professional experience that provides helpful insight into our clients' needs and business practices. For example, the litigation section includes former engineers, underwriters, reporters, educators, pharmacists, commercial and military pilots, and members of the petroleum industry.
Jackson Walker's insurance litigation experience includes both the trial and appellate defense of insurers in:
Class actions (single and multi-state classes) involving:
- claims adjustment practices
- diminished value
- auto rating/premium
- homeowners rating/premium
- credit scoring
- claims payment review
- policy interpretation
- unfair discrimination
- auto loss valuation
- reinsurance
- retrospectively rated plans
Coverage litigation including:
- commercial lines
- personal lines
- umbrella/excess liability
- directors and officers liability
- professional (E&O) liability
- builders risk/construction
- health and managed care
- environmental risk
- employers liability/workers compensation
- reinsurance
- title insurance
Bad faith litigation (all lines) including claims for:
- breach of duty of good faith
- breach of contract
- violation of state consumer protection laws
- violation of state insurance codes
- fraud/constructive fraud
- negligence
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Areas of Practice
- Antitrust
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Aviation
- Business Litigation
- Class Action
- Construction
- Corporate and Securities Litigation
- Eminent Domain
- Energy Litigation
- Environmental and Toxic Tort
- ERISA and Tax
- Financial Institution
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Land Use
- Media
- Securities Arbitration
- Telecommunications
- Trusts & Estates
- Litigation Services and Support
REPRESENTATIVE CASES:
• Farmers Texas County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Romo, 250 S.W.3d 527, Tex.App. - Austin (2008, no pet.). Reversing trial court's declaratory judgment and holding in favor of insurer that installment payment fees were not subject to the filing requirements of the Texas Insurance Code.
• Mid-Century Ins. Co. of Texas v. Ademaj, 243 S.W.3d 618, Tex. (2007). Reversing trial court and rendering take-nothing judgment in favor of insurer client in a class action involving recoupment of legislatively imposed fee from insureds.
• Allen v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 236 S.W.3d 315, Tex.App. - Fort Worth (2007, pet. denied). Affirming summary judgment and trial court's denial of various discovery motions and motion to disqualify counsel in action involving a dispute over proceeds of a $1 million key man life insurance policy.
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Thorpe, 170 P.3d 989, Nev. (2007). Reversing in part in favor of insurance client and holding that Nevada's prompt-pay statute did not grant private right of action to medical services providers under casualty insurance policies.
• Wyndham Int'l, Inc. v. Ace American Ins. Co., 186 S.W.3d 682. Tex.App. - Dallas (2006, no pet.). Affirming summary judgment for client in insurance dispute concerning lost business income.
• Davis v. Farmers Insurance Co. of Ariz., 142 P.3d 17, N.Mex.App. (2006 cert den.). Affirming summary judgment in favor of insurer that diminished value was not a covered loss for first party auto claim.
• RenCare, Ltd. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc., 395 F.3d 555, 5th Cir. (2004). Reversing district court's dismissal of client's breach of contract and fraud claims and partial denial of client's motion to remand in reimbursement dispute.
• American Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Schaefer, 124 S.W.3d 154, Tex. (2003). Adopting position advocated in amicus brief filed for client that insurance company did not have to compensate insured for decreased market value of properly repaired vehicle.
• In Re Allstate County Mut. Ins. Co., 85 S.W.3d 193, Tex. (2002). Appraisal clause in insurance policy is not an arbitration agreement, and is enforceable.
• Farmers Texas County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Romo, 250 S.W.3d 527, Tex.App. - Austin (2008, no pet.). Reversing trial court's declaratory judgment and holding in favor of insurer that installment payment fees were not subject to the filing requirements of the Texas Insurance Code.
• Mid-Century Ins. Co. of Texas v. Ademaj, 243 S.W.3d 618, Tex. (2007). Reversing trial court and rendering take-nothing judgment in favor of insurer client in a class action involving recoupment of legislatively imposed fee from insureds.
• Allen v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 236 S.W.3d 315, Tex.App. - Fort Worth (2007, pet. denied). Affirming summary judgment and trial court's denial of various discovery motions and motion to disqualify counsel in action involving a dispute over proceeds of a $1 million key man life insurance policy.
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Thorpe, 170 P.3d 989, Nev. (2007). Reversing in part in favor of insurance client and holding that Nevada's prompt-pay statute did not grant private right of action to medical services providers under casualty insurance policies.
• Wyndham Int'l, Inc. v. Ace American Ins. Co., 186 S.W.3d 682. Tex.App. - Dallas (2006, no pet.). Affirming summary judgment for client in insurance dispute concerning lost business income.
• Davis v. Farmers Insurance Co. of Ariz., 142 P.3d 17, N.Mex.App. (2006 cert den.). Affirming summary judgment in favor of insurer that diminished value was not a covered loss for first party auto claim.
• RenCare, Ltd. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc., 395 F.3d 555, 5th Cir. (2004). Reversing district court's dismissal of client's breach of contract and fraud claims and partial denial of client's motion to remand in reimbursement dispute.
• American Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Schaefer, 124 S.W.3d 154, Tex. (2003). Adopting position advocated in amicus brief filed for client that insurance company did not have to compensate insured for decreased market value of properly repaired vehicle.
• In Re Allstate County Mut. Ins. Co., 85 S.W.3d 193, Tex. (2002). Appraisal clause in insurance policy is not an arbitration agreement, and is enforceable.
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