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Bob Allen Named a Legend by the Dallas Bar Association Tort & Insurance Practice Section
At its October 2026 meeting, the Dallas Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section honored Bob Allen and four others as Legends. After nice introductions, Bob and the other award winners were interviewed about their careers. “As one of the four founders of DBA TIPS back in 1997, this…
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Bob Allen Featured in an IADC Speaks Podcast on Pro Bono Opportunities
The International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) produces a regular podcast, IADC Speaks, which explores a wide variety of topics faced by its members. In this version of IADC Speaks, Bob recollects his pro bono experiences in obtaining coverage for a prematurely born baby who was denied…
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Bob Allen Elected as Secretary/Treasurer of the American College of Coverage Counsel
At the recent Annual Meeting of the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC) held in Chicago, and after serving two terms on its Board of Regents, the ACCC has elected Bob Allen as its Secretary/Treasurer for 2025-2026. Through its rules of progression, Bob will be the President-Elect in…
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TALG Wins Summary Judgment on Two Duty to Defend Cases; One Based on the Insured’s Judicial Admissions in a Criminal Case
About two months apart from each other, TALG was welcomed with emails announcing wins on two duty to defend summary judgment motions. Depositors Ins. Co. v. CUMIS Ins. Co., Cause No. DC-23-13549 on file in the 162nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas) is a priority of coverage case…
TALG Obtains Dismissal of Claimant’s Suit for Coverage Based on Lack of Standing
On February 7, 2025, Dallas federal judge Jayne Boyle granted TALG client Hudson Specialty’s Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction in connection with an action by a claimant of a Hudson Specialty insured to obtain insurance coverage for a $12.3 million arbitration award in favor…
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Bob Allen Speaks on The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Insurance Claims and Litigation
In November 2024, Bob participated on a panel analyzing issues raised by insurers use of artificial intelligence at the American College of Coverage Counsel’s Law School Symposium at the University of Minnesota. After a discussion of the issues, Bob represented the insurer in a mock argument over…
Texas Supreme Court gives Excess Insurers an Early Christmas Present
On December 20, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court handed down its unanimous opinion in The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company v. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., __S.W.3d ___; 2024 WL 5172096 (Tex. 2024). Bob Allen’s take on the decision is contained in the attached casenote he authored.
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TALG Hosts its Office Open House
At long last, TALG opened its finished offices to friends and family on September 19. It was a rousing success and a lot of fun. The event had a distinctive “60s in Dallas” theme with an exhibit of the personal file of Phil Burleson Sr.’s ultimately successful representation of Jack Ruby (Phil Sr…
In Memoriam: Paige Pace Allen
It is with extreme sadness that we share the news of the passing of Paige Pace Allen on May 19, 2024. Paige was the pride and joy of Sweetwater Texas (home of the Rattlesnake Roundup: http://www.rattlesnakeroundup.net/ --she was First Runnerup Miss Rattlesnake Roundup in 1976). Sweetwater is also…
Bob Allen Named by D Magazine as One of 2024 Best Lawyers for Insurance Law
The selection process included being nominated, vetted and then approved after an independent review by a panel of esteemed lawyers. All told, D Magazine recognized 19 Dallas lawyers as being one of 2024 Best Lawyers for Insurance Law.
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