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Top 10 Insurance Journal South Central Stories of 2024
Houston ‘Hire A Dick’ Attorney Faces Another Six Figure Sanctions Order
Houston plaintiffs’ attorney Eric B. Dick was ordered in January to reimburse an insurer over $100,000 for the second time in three months. A Galveston County judge found that a lawsuit Dick filed against Standard Casualty Co. was “frivolous, groundless, and made solely for the purpose of harassment” due to a lack of evidence. This follows a similar sanction in Harris County for a lawsuit against the same insurer. Both courts criticized Dick’s practice of designating expert witnesses without proper investigation or retent