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News – Hail

Hail firm Mostyn Law is being besieged

Southeast Texas Record, November 19, 2018

“We have seen a number of other lawsuits brought by lawyers, public adjusters, estimators, and others fighting with one another over referral fees, commissions, and estimate charges in these matters,” says Steven Badger, a Zelle LLP attorney who represents the insurance industry in hail- and-wind related litigation. “[T]he underlying lawsuits giving rise to these disputes are about lining the pockets of those who have found a way to inject themselves into the insurance claims process.”

“Then boilerplate lawsuits are drafted by non-lawyer staff and filed,” he continues. “No investigation of the underlying merit of the dispute is ever conducted by a real lawyer. Not surprisingly, a significant number of these lawsuits are entirely without merit and are either dismissed or settled for nuisance value.”

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Mostyn Law sued by hail attorney, claims firm failed to pay up for Hidalgo County suits

Southeast Texas Record, November 12, 2018

A law firm that was once king when it came to Texas storm litigation has been sued by a Hidalgo County attorney claiming he is owed money from the wave of lawsuits that were brought after hailstorms devastated the Rio Grande Valley six years ago.

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Records show Gravely & Pearson offered to ‘counsel’ school districts hit by Harvey at ‘NO COST’

Southeast Texas Record, October 31, 2018

Days after Hurricane Harvey hit, a law firm specializing in suing insurance companies offered to counsel school districts hammered by the storm “behind the scenes” and at “NO COST.”

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Contreras: Hail Yes, Reform Works

Rio Grande Guardian, September 11, 2018

For 20 years, Texas has stood on the forefront of common-sense lawsuit reform aimed at ensuring our courts are used for justice, not greed.

Over the years, those changes have included reining in outrageous damage awards, court shopping and out-of-state asbestos lawsuits that had nothing to do with Texas.

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Provost Umphrey lawyer working with storm attorney named in barratry scheme, dozens of insurers sued by father-son duo

Southeast Texas Record, August 22, 2018

While a father-son attorney duo isn’t particularly remarkable, a court records search shows that a Provost Umphrey lawyer has worked with his son, whose name was previously mentioned in a barratry scheme, on dozens of storm lawsuits throughout Texas.

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Reinsurance expert: Biggest challenge in Texas is legal fraud, says HB 1774 a ‘fantastic step in the right direction’

Southeast Texas Record, July 16, 2018

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the legal fraud that ensues after every hailstorm or hurricane it seems.

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Lawyer who tried to bilk insurance companies out of $300,000 sentenced to prison

Star-Telegram, June 22, 2018

A former attorney with offices in Arlington and McAllen, Texas was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to insurance fraud and barratry, or litigation for profit, the Tarrant County district attorney’s office said.

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The Imperfect Storm: Harvey Litigation Will Be Fought Under Hailstorm Bill’s Rules, While ‘Menchaca’ Looms in the Background

Texas Lawyer, June 1, 2018

When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in late August 2017, it was the first major hurricane to hit Texas since Hurricane Ike, nine years before, which spawned a wealth of litigation against carriers.

Most of these cases have been resolved by 2017, leaving many policyholder and carrier attorneys with extra time on their hands. Harvey litigation undoubtedly means these lawyers will be back in business, but several other significant events mean they now operate on a much different playing field than before.

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Hidalgo County jury finds in favor of USAA following trial of $1M Mostyn Law hail suit

Southeast Texas Record, March 9, 2018

A Hidalgo County jury recently found USAA Texas Lloyds complied with its insurance policy with a couple claiming the insurer undervalued their claim for hail damage.

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Texas off ATRA’s ‘Judicial Hellholes’ list, hail lawsuit reform cited as ‘Point of Light’

Southeast Texas Record, December 5, 2017

On Dec. 5, ATRA released its latest “Judicial Hellholes Report,” – a ranking of states and venues that the group sees as the nation’s most unfair handlers of civil litigation.

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Hail suits storm Texas courts in August, litigation slips past new insurance law

Southeast Texas Record, September 6, 2017

HOUSTON – More than one type of storm hit Texas in August, as two law firms flooded courts with more than 200 weather-related lawsuits in an apparent rush to beat the state’s newest tort reform measure.

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First Harvey Lawsuit Filed to Beat New Texas Law

Claims Journal, September 4, 2017

Late Thursday afternoon, a Dallas law firm filed a lawsuit to circumvent a new law that went into effect on Friday, September 1.

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