North Dallas Sees Softball-sized Hail

Softball-sized Hail Hits North Dallas

Nestled on the south side of the western edge of Lewisville Lake rests the City of Highland Village. This suburb of north Dallas is known for its annual hot air balloon festival and its summertime firework shows. The region is also known for its history of wind damage and hailstorms.

Softball-sized Hail Thrashes Denton County Costing Millions

On Sunday night, March 26, 2017, a powerful hailstorm (fueled by an abnormal amount of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico) blew through wreaking havoc as it passed through. Softball-sized Hail measured up to four and a half inches across was witnessed by residents. For comparison, a softball is four and a quarter inches across. Thousands of property owners reported severe roof damage, along with busted-out skylights and windows. The majority of the property damage occurred in fifteen minutes after 8 p.m. that night. The hailstorm was reported to be so bad, one Fire Chief’s windshield was destroyed and he had to leave his vehicle and take shelter in an abandoned building for protection.

Our client’s newly constructed, multi-use commercial complex (or town center), which consisted of shops, stores, a leasing office, and apartments experienced the full force of the hailstorm. A total of eleven roofs (4 TPO, 3 modified bitumen, 2 three-tab shingle, and 2 laminated composition shingle), and all the roof-mounted HVAC equipment and accessories were damaged beyond repair or destroyed. The fact that these new roofs had to be replaced is a testament to the property damage that occurred.

Quadrupling The Award Is The Reward

AmGuard Insurance responded to our client’s insurance claim by sending out their adjustors who substantially undervalued the damage. Knowing AmGuard’s inspection results did not represent reality, our client hired us to represent them against their insurance carrier.  After our representation concluded, our client had ample funds to replace all eleven damaged roofs and acquire new HVAC equipment for the complex as well as reimburse litigation expenses and pay the firm’s fee.

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Wind and Hailstorm Damage in Houston

Our client’s office building was severely damaged in the wind and hailstorm that occurred in Houston on January 8th, 2016. The lawsuit against the Hanover Insurance Group was unavoidable due to their practices and the handling of our client’s insurance claim. Without anywhere else to turn, our client chose to hire us to make sure Hanover Insurance honored their commitment and paid for roof and damaged air conditioning units.

Huge Hail Causes Havoc in Houston

The wind and hailstorm dropped golfball-sized hail in Houston and the surrounding areas. The local news stations were inundated with images of people holding huge balls of hail. Our client’s property was a large commercial office building built in 1974, which featured five individual modified bitumen-style roofs. All of the facility’s air conditioning units were destroyed by the hailstorm. The roof-mounted units did not stand a chance against the sheer destructive force of the storm. Some exterior damage to the roof itself also occurred.

The Wind and Hailstorm Claim

Hanover Insurance outright denied our client’s insurance claim, stating after sending four of their adjusters, that no damage had occurred. Seeing that negotiating with their insurance company was a dead end, our client chose to sue Hanover Insurance. Our third-party adjusters evaluated the damage to the office building and determined the real property damage was far greater than nothing.

After mediation, our client was able to secure the finances to repair the roof damage and have all of the damaged air conditioning units replaced. Our client’s business would resume operations and their lives could get back to normal.

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