This year, the Texas Law Update was an opportunity for old and new friends to gather together and take in legal updates in good company. With 8.0 CE credit hours approved by the Texas Board of Insurance, attendees covered 6 hours of general credits and 2 hours of ethics while enjoying good food, and the chance to win tickets to see the World Series Champion Texas Rangers in a raffle!

On April 19^th, people came together at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel to listen to speakers cover a range of educational topics. These great topics presented by a captivating group of speakers can be requested for CE credit by contacting our Marketing Manager, Andrea Rose.

-         Adjusting Complex Multi Party Claims

-         Impact on Adjusting Claims

-         Commercial Motor Vehicle Claims Update

-         Premises Liability Update

-         RTP v. Third Party Practice

-         Understanding Medical Bills

-         Understanding the Plaintiffs Perspective

-         Using Juror Insight Programs

Congratulations to our Ranger Raffle winner, Shineka Gatson! She got the winning numbers that gave her 4 Ranger Game tickets!

Conflicts Resolved

Summary Judgement VICTORY!

Paul Bennett and Alex Zasypayko recently obtained a summary judgment dismissing all claims against their client in a case pending in Dallas County. The client, a general contractor, was sued when a worker employed by a subcontractor sustained serious injuries while using a power saw at a construction site. Paul argued the motion to the court, citing a Dallas Court of Appeals’ opinion from a similar case he won some nine years ago. That case stood for the proposition that a general contractor could not be held liable for such an injury, absent evidence of actual or contractual control. The District Judge agreed that the evidence did not support a finding of liability against the general contractor under the law, and granted the motion in full, ordering that the Plaintiff take nothing. 

Summary Judgement Granted!

Fletcher Farley recently succeeded on a No Evidence Motion for Summary Judgment in Dallas County. We represented the manufacturer of a heating component in a personal injury case involving a stove and a burn injury. After numerous expert inspections of the physical evidence recovered from the scene of Plaintiff’s injury, including the heating component manufactured by our client, there was no evidence found that the heating component malfunctioned or failed in any way. As such, we filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on the basis that Plaintiff had no evidence to support a theory of liability against our client. The expert evidence was worked up by Joe Harrison and the Motion was prepared by Iris Harris. The Court granted our Motion.