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This morning the Texas Supreme Court issued a significant decision recognizing additional instances where an insurer may consider extrinsic evidence in assessing its duty to defend. Texas courts have long followed the eight-corners rule when assessing an insurer’s defense obligations. Under this rule, an insurer’s duty to defend is determined by the pleadings and the…
Chasnoff Valkenaar & Stribling, LLP (Chasnoff | Stribling) is pleased to announce the addition of Mary Ibarra-Myers and Dylan Fedderman to the Firm. Both Mary and Dylan will be joining the Firm’s commercial litigation practice. About Mary J. Ibarra-Myers Mary’s focuses her trial practice in the areas of contracts, commercial and personal injury litigation, insurance coverage…
Chasnoff Valkenaar & Stribling, LLP (Chasnoff | Stribling) is pleased to announce the addition of Chad Schreiber and Megan Sturm to the Firm. Chad joins as Counsel in our insurance coverage group, while Megan will be an Associate in the Firm’s commercial litigation group. About Chad W. Schreiber Chad’s practice includes a focus on representing domestic…
Ask any attorney about an insurer’s defense obligations in Texas and you are bound to hear of the eight-corners rule. Under the eight-corners rule, “an insurer’s duty to defend is determined by the [] plaintiff’s pleadings, considered in light of the policy provisions, without regard to the truth or falsity of those allegations.” GuideOne Elite…
Covid-19 has frozen the world economy. As we write this, the United States has largely been under stay-at-home orders for more than a month and parts of Europe are approaching their second full month of a lockdown. The economic fallout of these Covid-19 lockdowns has been immediate and far-reaching. More than 26 million Americans have…