Your title insurance helps protect you from the loss of your home and the investments that you have made in the property. In theory, you can count on your title insurance company to help you fight a title claim and also to reimburse you if you lose the property...
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Is my insurance company negotiating in bad faith?
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Dec 22, 2021 | Bad Faith Insurance
Whenever you attempt to get a payout of the benefits from an insurance policy, you’re likely to receive at least some pushback against what you’re asking for. This is because insurance agents have the job of verifying your claim and making sure that the company...
Can you challenge a settlement as a bad faith insurance practice?
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Dec 22, 2021 | Bad Faith Insurance
Whether you pay for flood damage coverage on your home or for business interruption insurance on your retail company, you carry insurance to protect you from financial losses and liability. When something unpredictable and damaging occurs, you should be able to make a...
Anti-concurrent causation clauses and denied insurance claims
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Dec 14, 2021 | Bad Faith Insurance
Insurance companies are pretty specific about wanting their policies to be paid in full and on time – but they’re not always the best about doing the same when there’s a claim. There are many different ways that an insurance company may try to wiggle out of paying up,...
Understanding your business interruption insurance
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Dec 13, 2021 | Insurance Claims
Whether you are a seasoned or novice business owner, you know your area of expertise. Even so, you need to have your own safety net for your company in case of an unforeseen event such as a hurricane, tornado, break-in or other major disruption. Having adequate...
What if your insurer sends a reservation of rights letter?
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Dec 9, 2021 | Insurance Claims
Insurance claims often do not start as well as you hoped. That does not mean they will not end well, but it does mean you will need to go to lengths you might not have planned for to ensure they do. It is often urgent when you file a claim on your business insurance....
How can you deal with a title insurance dispute?
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Dec 3, 2021 | Insurance Claims
You spent a large part of your company’s money purchasing a piece of real estate on which to build your new headquarters. With the plans finalized and the diggers ready to roll, you discover that the seller scammed you. They had no right to sell the property as it was...
How should you set up your business?
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Dec 1, 2021 | Business Law
Choosing a business entity is not like walking into a wine shop, grabbing a bottle you like the label of, paying the appropriate amount and walking out with it. It is much more complex, and the more you understand, the better choice you can make, as is true for wine....
How can you draw the line under a boundary dispute?
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Nov 29, 2021 | Property Disputes
Boundary disputes can soon scale out of control. They can do so on a macro or micro scale, from two countries fighting over a borderline, to gangs defining the limits of their territory, to a robin in your garden declaring what it will do to any other bird that comes...
Will the government pay me for my land under eminent domain?
On Behalf of The McMillan Law Firm, APC | Nov 29, 2021 | Real Estate Law
You may be realizing that trying to fight the government’s demand for eminent domain is practically impossible. The government does have the right to claim eminent domain “for public use.” The government may be planning to use your land to build a new highway. While...