Articles by Clint Brasher

    Insurance companies misleading Texas legislatures on phantom crisis

    Insurance company representatives are at it again – asking the Texas Legislature to change policyholder protections because of an alleged “crisis.”  The insurance representatives, and their lobbying groups, have the Legislature chasing shadows again.  In an interim hearing before the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee, representatives for the insurance industry, including Texans for Lawsuit Reform, State Farm, and officials […]

    Supreme Court Rejects Insurance Company’s Excuse

    After 3-and-a-half years, LaTosha Lewis is finally getting her due.  LaTosha purchased a home in Beaumont, Texas, when she was 22 years old, fulfilling a lifelong dream to own a home with a fenced in backyard.  She added two kids to her family in that home.  It was her most valuable material possession and the center of her family’s life.  […]

    Another Win for Brasher Law Firm

    After winning a hotly disputed pipe leak case in Bryan in May, the Brasher Law Firm was in trial again the week after Thanksgiving for another Texas homeowner. This time, it was against State Farm in Amarillo. On May 28, 2013, a hail and wind storm struck Amarillo. The storm caused over $400 million dollars in property damage, according to […]

    Need to Investigate Homeowner Claims Evaluated by Texas Supreme Court

    Last week the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case where to decide if insurance companies owe a duty to conduct a fair and reasonable investigation for policy-holder’s claims.  In USAA v. Menchaca, the case went all the way to a jury verdict.  The homeowners had a homeowner’s policy to protect their home from storm damage, like Hurricane […]

    Providing Insight into a Career in Law to Local Students

    Brasher Law Firm attorney Clint Brasher participated in the Southeast Texas Career Expo for area high schools.  As a member of the Jefferson County Bar Association, he volunteered to talk to students interested in a career in law.  He spoke to them about all of the different things you can do with a law degree.  Thousands of area students attended. […]

    Brasher Speaks to Local Students on Constitution Day

    September 17, 2016 marks 229 years since the Founding Fathers of the United States signed the Constitution. The Earhart School, a Beaumont area charter school, celebrated by inviting Clint Brasher to speak to an assembly of students. Clint is passionate about the Constitution and taught the assembly why we needed it, how it works, and gave some current examples of […]

    Brasher Law Firm Gets $100,000 Hail Claim Judgment

    On January 26, 2016 Barazi v. American Risk Insurance Company was called to trial. After pretrial motions, 49 jurors were selected to participate in the voire dire. The case settled shortly before the potential jurors entered the room for $120,805.63. In early 2012, Sam Barazi’s home in Katy was damaged by hail. From January through May, several storms with wind […]

    What Happened to the 7th Amendment?

    The Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteed the right to a trial by jury in civil cases where the disputed amount exceeds $20. It states further: “no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.” I […]

    Brasher Succeeds in Furthering Lawsuit Against Insurance Co. While Setting an Important Precedent

    Having confronted American Risk Insurance Company in both trial court and the 14th Court of Appeals, Brasher Law Firm has succeeded in blocking actions by American Risk Insurance Company to delay, or even avoid a trial involving a standard insurance claim from one of the company’s customers. Plaintif, Hussam Barazi, filed a suit against American Risk Insurance hoping to compel […]