Author: Fell Law Firm
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3 Legal Reasons Not to Return Your Tenant’s Security Deposit
Read more: 3 Legal Reasons Not to Return Your Tenant’s Security DepositOne of the most common legal concerns in landlord-tenant matters involves the security deposit. Used as proof-of-intent for a tenant to move into a rental property, this sum of money is often given back to a tenant at the end of their lease. Yet, as…
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Tips for Avoiding Car Accidents While on Vacation
Read more: Tips for Avoiding Car Accidents While on VacationIt’s springtime and many families are beginning to plan their summer vacations. As you plan that grand beach vacation or weekend getaway, remember to stay safe to avoid accidents while traveling. Car Accidents Happen Often During Vacation Travel The summer months are prime time for…
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Cancelation: Understanding This Claim Avoidance Tactic
Read more: Cancelation: Understanding This Claim Avoidance TacticWhen you file an insurance claim on a policy, your insurance company will either pay your claim, deny it or even cancel your policy. Sometimes, insurance companies act in bad faith, canceling your policy without proper cause in an attempt to avoid claim payment. Cancelation:…
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What You Win in a Successful Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Read more: What You Win in a Successful Bad Faith Insurance ClaimDamages Available in Texas Bad Faith Litigation The Texas Insurance Code is fairly straightforward when defining an insurance company’s obligation to an insured. The company owes the insured the duty of good faith and fair dealing, along with a commitment to promptly pay valid claims.…
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5 of the Most Common Car Accident Causes
Read more: 5 of the Most Common Car Accident CausesOur roads are hazardous, yet all of us depend on them. Perhaps if we were more aware of both our own behavior and that of other drivers, we could avoid falling into some of the bad decisions that frequently lead to crashes. Four out of…
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Most Car Accidents Happen in These Places
Read more: Most Car Accidents Happen in These PlacesWhen most of us think of car accidents, we often think of a crash on a crowded highway. Although accidents happen every day on Texas highways, they’re far from the only place where car crashes occur. With millions of accidents happening every year in the…
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What Happens When You Get Injured by Someone Who Was Driving a Company Vehicle?
Read more: What Happens When You Get Injured by Someone Who Was Driving a Company Vehicle?Thousands of employees drive vehicles provided to them by their employers, using them for everything from hauling goods to transporting people to general work-related errands. Unfortunately, company cars, trucks, vans, SUVs and fleet vehicles are involved in numerous serious accidents in Texas every year. If…
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4 Car Accident Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
Read more: 4 Car Accident Myths You Shouldn’t BelieveWhen it comes to car accidents, misinformation is everywhere. From untruths about insurance to confusion over personal injury lawsuits, it’s easy to find yourself believing things that aren’t 100 percent accurate. In this post, our Dallas car accident lawyers take on a few of the…
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2 Quick Tips for Dealing With Your Insurance Company
Read more: 2 Quick Tips for Dealing With Your Insurance CompanyThe essence of a contract is the promise. There’s more to contracts than that, of course, but for purposes of this blog post, the concept of making a promise cuts to the heart of bad faith insurance. Take denied claims, for example. You made payments…
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A Lump of Coal Instead of Your Rental’s Security Deposit?
Read more: A Lump of Coal Instead of Your Rental’s Security Deposit?Santa Claus lore has it that if you’ve been naughty, all you’ll get is a lump of coal in your stocking. For both landlords and tenants, this cuts both ways. A residential landlord can deny the return of a tenant’s security deposit if the tenant…
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Options for Resolving Texas Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Read more: Options for Resolving Texas Landlord-Tenant DisputesIf you are landlord long enough, it’s practically inevitable that you will encounter a dispute at some point. Whether it’s over a late rent check or damage to the property, you should know that there are options available for reaching a resolution – and not…
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Insurance Agent Negligence and Misrepresentation: What Victims Can Do
Read more: Insurance Agent Negligence and Misrepresentation: What Victims Can DoAt The Fell Law Firm, we often talk with clients who were harmed by insurance agent malpractice. They trusted their insurance agents to give them the right information with coverage that protected their families and property. Unfortunately, when a loss occurred and they needed to…
