Law Firm News
The Lanier Law Firm's own Phillip Sanov was interviewed by the National Law Journal
regarding a recent report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. In
the September 9, 2009, report it was stated that Americans are filing
more suspicious insurance claims this year than in previous years.
Phillip Sanov, who fights for the rights of property owners, who are
victims of bad faith tactics from insurance companies, was there to point out an alternate school of thought and why he thought this report was published in the first place.
Houston trial lawyer Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm has been selected by his peers as one of the Top 10 attorneys in Texas. Mr. Lanier is recognized in the annual Texas Super Lawyers list published in Texas Monthly magazine.
New York trial attorney Richard D. "Rick" Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm has earned recognition among the state's top personal injury attorneys in the New York Super Lawyers list published in The New York Times Magazine.
Under maritime law, punitive damages are available for improper denial of a seaman's maintenance and cure benefits.
Bad faith insurance practices unfortunately have become all too common
in today's tough economic environment, and The Lanier Law Firm is
responding with the formation of a new Bad Faith Insurance Practice
Group led by firm attorney Phillip Sanov of Houston.
