Insurance & Casualty Litigation
					Reservation of Rights and Retaining Independent Counsel in Texas
					
					
						-  November 6, 2013
 
						- By Allen & Gooch
 
					
										Applying Texas law, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion concerning an insured’s right to independent counsel when an insurer issues a reservation of rights letter.  In Downhole Navigator, L.L.C. v. Nautilus Ins. Co., 686 F.3d 325 (5th Cir. 2012), the Court held that an insured is only entitled to independent […]