The question of whether Mutual of Omaha discriminated against a gay man (John Doe) when it refused to issue a long-term care insurance policy due to the company’s practice of denying coverage to anyone using the HIV-prevention protocol Truvada, also called PrEP, is set to be decided by a Massachusetts court and may have an
Insurance Law Developments
Underwritten: Covering Topics on Life, Health, Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance
By Gary L. Howard & Jamie L. Moore on
Posted in Announcement, Insurance Law Developments
A Letter from the Editors
Because each state’s laws related to insurance are unique and because federal courts’ application of ERISA to a set of facts can vary from circuit to circuit, there exist myriad nuances in the law as applied to life, health, disability and long-term care insurance. To address this somewhat amorphous area…
Texas Supreme Court Issues Highly Anticipated Bad Faith Opinion
By Jamie L. Moore on
Posted in Bad Faith, Insurance Law Developments
One year after its initial decision in a significant bad faith case, the Texas Supreme Court has issued its much-awaited opinion in USAA Tex. Lloyds Co. v. Menchaca. The case involved a homeowner whose post-Hurricane Ike property damage claim was denied by USAA Texas Lloyds Company (USAA). At trial, the jury found that USAA…