State Farm Lloyds has earned a defense verdict in a plumbing leak case brought against it more than a year ago by a Fort Bend County woman, recent Houston federal records show.
HOUSTON – State Farm Lloyds recently secured another victory in its continued efforts to fight hailstorm lawsuits, which have been filed in mass against insurers in Texas since 2012.
AUSTIN - The tide my be turning in mass hailstorm litigation, as data collected by the Texas Department of Insurance shows fewer complaints being filed during 2013-2015, compared to 2012.
Houston attorney “Hurricane” Steve Mostyn has answered a legal malpractice lawsuit against him, seeking sanctions and calling the action “groundless” and “brought for the purpose of harassment.” Seeking several millions of dollars in damages, plaintiffs Irvin and Nancy Harrison filed suit against Mostyn and the Mostyn Law Firm on March 18 in Harris County District Court, alleging the firm botched their Hurricane Ike claim.
Gang, gang, the hail's all here, Never mind the weather, we'll get rich together; Gang, gang, the hail's all here, Sure we're glad that we can sue! Who gets excited at the sight of a hail storm? You recognize it as a hazard to life and property and do what you can to minimize its impact.
State Farm continues to pile up its victories against Houston attorney Steve Mostyn and his firm, coming out on top in a recent hail trial in Dallas County.
HOUSTON – Spring has definitely come in like a lion in Texas so far, but no lamb is in sight yet as a torrent of storm lawsuits are currently flooding state courts.
MCALLEN - On Friday morning Houston attorney Steve Mostyn found himself 400 miles from home in the small border town of McAllen, forced to stand in front of a federal judge to explain why he shouldn't be sanctioned for bringing factually unsupported hail suits against insurers.
HOUSTON - a Texas appellate court recently sided with a Texas couple in their long-running dispute with an insurance company over damage to their home from Hurricane Ike in 2008.
The birthplace of mass hailstorm litigation in Texas, Hidalgo County is now home to a cluster of “falling object” lawsuits, which respectively seek up to $1 million in damages for chipped floor tiles.
Houston attorney Steve Mostyn will soon find himself in front of a federal judge explaining why he shouldn’t be sanctioned for repeatedly bringing “factually unsupported” hail lawsuits against insurers.
HOUSTON - State Farm Lloyds recently emerged triumphant in a pair of storm lawsuits against the company, capturing favorable jury verdicts in both cases.
State Farm Lloyds recently added to its string of civil victories in hailstorm litigation, obtaining a summary judgment win in a lawsuit brought by the Mostyn Law Firm – a suit a federal judge found “factually unsupported,” like “many” of the storm claims brought by the Houston firm.
When it rains, it pours. For Steve Mostyn, that's usually a good thing. The wind and rain that come with hurricanes and other storms, wreaking havoc on homes and businesses, are bad news for the owners of damaged property, but good news for Mostyn, because he is an attorney specializing in suing insurance companies (and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association), ostensibly on behalf of property owners with unsatisfied damage claims.
DALLAS - After a half-dozen motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim, an “all-too-common, inadequate generic” hailstorm lawsuit brought against State Farm Lloyds has finally been terminated.
Well now, take down your fishing pole and meet me at the fishing hole We may not get a bite all day but don’t you rush away What a great place to rest your bones and mighty fine for skipping stones You’ll feel fresh as a lemonade a-setting in the shade Not many people know the words to “Fishing Hole,” but almost everyone knows the tune, the whistled version of which opened every episode of The Andy Griffith Show, the classic TV comedy featuring a folksy country sheriff an
AUSTIN - In the escalating arms race between trial lawyers and tort reformers, plaintiff’s attorneys have developed a new tactic – abusing discovery as a weapon to force settlements, says one expert.
