Doctors as Responsible Third Parties? Take two aspirin and check the CPRC.
So you want to designate a doctor as a Responsible Third Party? Can you do it? Yes. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 33.003 allows a jury to consider the proportionate responsibility of all claimants, defendants, and responsible third parties for injuries asserted by a Plaintiff. A responsible third-party is defined as “any person who is alleged to have caused or contributed to causing in any way the harm for which recovery of damages sought, whether by negligent act
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A Judicially Created Catch 22? The Settlement Without Consent Clause
The uninsured/underinsured (UM/UIM) coverage portion of Texas automobile insurance policies contains a “settlement without consent” provision which requires an insurer to obtain the consent of its insured before settling any claim. This condition exists to protect the interests of insurance carriers in recovering from a responsible party money paid to the insured in connection with an accident. Recently, in Davis v. State Farm Lloyds, Inc., 2019 WL 5884405 (Tex. App.—Dallas Nov. 12, 2019, no pet. h.), the Fifth Court of
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