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Bob Allen Named to the Faculties of the 2014 University of Texas Insurance Law Seminar and the 29th American Conference Institute's National Forum on Bad Faith Claims Litigation.
At the University of Texas Insurance Law Seminar, to be held on November 13-14, 2014 at the Cityplace Conference Center in Dallas, Bob will be speaking on “Why You Should Care About Gilbert, Ewing and Lennar Outside of the Construction Context.” At the American Conference Institute’s Bad Faith…
Bob Allen Elected Into The American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
The American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC), established in 2012, is composed of preeminent coverage and extracontractual counsel in the United States and Canada, representing the interests of both insurers and policyholders. ACCEC is focused on the creative, ethical and…
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Law Offices of Robert D Allen Celebrates its First Anniversary
It has been a great year. With technology and my supporting lawyers, legal assistant and secretary, I was able to pick up right where I left off from the big firms. In addition to an active docket in state, federal and bankruptcy courts all over Texas, I acted as lead counsel in litigation in…
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LORDA Obtains Dismissal of an Insured's Amended Complaint in Protracted D&O Bad Faith Litigation
On behalf of Zurich American Insurance Co., Bob Allen convinced Dallas Federal Judge Sidney Fitzwater to dismiss a D&O bad faith lawsuit. This is the second dismissal scored by LORDA in this suit. Here, the court threw out the insured's action for Declaratory Judgment on the duties to defend and…
Bob Allen to Speak at the American Conference Institute's National Bad Faith Conference in Miami
Bob will participate in a panel exploring and analyzing "The Scope and Limits of the Duty to Defend, Duty to Settle and Initiating Settlement Negotiations."
Bob Allen Announces Move to 10440 North Central Expressway as of November 15th, 2013
Bob Allen is moving the Law Offices of Robert D Allen to 10440 North Central Expressway, Suite 1450, Dallas, TX 75231. The phone number will change to (214) 891-5960. The fax number will change to (214) 891-5966. As before, you can reach Bob via email at bob.allen@theallenlaw.com.
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LORDA Client Wins Order from Federal Magistrate Forbidding Opposing Counsel from Withdrawing to Avoid Delay, Disruption and Prejudice
On October 2, 2013, Dallas Federal Magistrate David L. Horan ruled that counsel for the Defendant, a Swiss national owing over $2 million on a US Judgment, could not withdraw from the case; notwithstanding not being paid, because "the Court must balance Defendant's Counsel's hardship with the…
Court Rules for LORDA Client Steadfast Insurance Co. and Awards Independent Counsel a Mere 5.7% of a Requested Fee
This slam dunk win was reported in the Texas Lawyer and was profiled by national defense bar organization DRI. As part of the 25 page Memorandum Order, the court ruled that "the vast majority of the sought-after fees and expenses were not reasonable, necessary, or related to defending the Bonnemas…
Bob Allen Guides the Dallas Museum of Art to a Successful Resolution of a D&O Claim Denial
The Dallas Museum of Art was sued by an alleged jilted heir of a benefactor who with her late husband donated a substantial art collection to the DMA. The heir alleged that the DMA, three of its directors, a Dallas philanthropist and a leading Dallas lawyer conspired to deprive him of a 1/2 share…
LORDA wins an imporant D&O Coverage Decision
When Zurich American Insurance Company was sued in Dallas Federal Court for an alleged wrongful denial of a Directors and Officers claim and for violations of the Texas Insurance Code, it turned to Bob Allen for its defense. Bob filed a Motion to Dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(6) for failure to…