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Founder of Perry Law P.C. makes Texas Super Lawyers list DALLAS – Dallas attorney Meloney Perry of Perry Law P.C. has been selected to the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers listing for her work in insurance coverage. The Texas Super Lawyers list was compiled following a statewide survey of lawyers, vetting by a blue-ribbon panel of the...

A Texas state judge has dismissed a lawsuit against GEICO Insurance after a woman sued the carrier over the sale of her husband’s Jeep, damaged in the car crash that killed him. Ramona Smith filed a lawsuit against GEICO in state court after a federal judge dismissed her claims in the original lawsuit in 2015....

Perry recognized for her insurance law and litigation expertise    DALLAS – Insurance coverage and litigation attorney Meloney Perry has earned a place in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for her work in insurance law and insurance litigation.   The nation’s oldest peer-review guide has recognized the Dallas attorney and founder of Perry...

Continuing the discussion we began here on some of the basics surrounding UM/UIM coverage, let us take a deeper look at some of the steps to take, questions to ask, and issues to consider while handling a UM/UIM claim. 1. Review the policy. This is the first step, the reasons for which should be fairly...

INSURANCE JOURNAL - By Meloney Perry | July 15, 2019 - Insurance companies should take note of a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Texas that closes a “trapdoor” pretrial discovery gambit by plaintiffs’ lawyers that exposed defendants to sanctions for denying negligence in pretrial requests for admissions and then later conceding negligence at...

Name an industry, any industry, and almost immediately you will be able to list the ways technology has impacted it. The insurance industry is no different. Technology is a game-changer, so let’s take a look at some of the effects it has had – and will have – in this area. The Claims Process The systems...

On June 30, 2019, The Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in Barbara Technologies v. State Farm Lloyds and Ortiz v. State Farm Lloyds. The Court provided clarification of the interplay between insurance policy appraisal clauses and lawsuits involving breach of contract, bad faith, and Texas Insurance Code violations, including the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims...

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The Supreme Court of Texas recently reversed a lower court’s ruling that awarded sanctions against a defendant who admitted to negligence during a trial over personal injury claims from a car accident. The ruling is significant for insurance companies and adjusters, said Dallas insurance defense attorney Meloney Perry of Perry Law P.C. The case...

Attorney Meloney Perry dedicates her career to defending insurance companies. Her husband, attorney Mark Ticer, sues insurance companies.  Click here to read the article featured in Texas Lawyer on their relationship with each other and the law.