Lingafelter v. Shupe, 192 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. 2006) (PI-Auto). Reversed court of appeals, which had reversed a defense verdict for refusal to submit negligent entrustment, even though jury found driver not negligent. Any error was harmless.

State Farm Lloyds v. Vaughan, 968 S.W.2d 931 (Tex. 1998) (Insurance coverage—general). A significant decision that reversed court of appeals and reinstated summary judgment for insurer. Registered child care provider’s regular abandonment of small children to run errands was not within exception to business exclusion for acts “ordinarily incidental to non-business pursuits.” Court distinguished State Farm v. Reed re: similar issue.

Timberwalk Apartments, Partners, Inc. v. Cain, 972 S.W.2d 749 (Tex. 1998) (Premises liability—security). A landmark decision that reversed court of appeals and reinstated jury verdict for apartment complex. Rejected alleged liability based upon inadequate security and failure to prevent serial rapist’s attack. Declared new standard for liability in premises security lawsuits.

Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. Cowan, 945 S.W.2d 819, 40 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 583 (Tex. 1997) (Insurance coverage—general) A significant decision that reversed court of appeals and reinstated summary judgment for insurer. Registered child care provider’s regular abandonment of small children to run errands was not within exception to business exclusion for acts “ordinarily incidental to non-business pursuits.” Court distinguished State Farm v. Reed re: similar issue.

Geedman v. Rush Transport, Inc, WL 704978 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.], 2000)

Johnson v. Sprint Transportation, Inc., 811 S.W.2d 953 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1991)

Lucas v. Texas Industries, Inc., 696 S.W.2d 372 (Tex. 1984)

Parker v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 4 S.W.3d 358 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1999)

Petitt v. Laware, 715 S.W.2d 688 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1986)

Presswood v. Goehring, 2005 (No. 01-04-00134-CV)

Stroman Realty, Inc. v. State Farm Lloyds, WL 22672223 (Tex. App.-Beaumont, 2003)

Tinsley v. State Farm Lloyds, 2005 (No. 14-04-00255-CV)

Kyle Chandler graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University, where he double majored in German and English with a focus on critical theory. While at LSU, Kyle was active in multiple student organizations, including Student Government Senate, where he was the Vice-Chairman of the Housing, Infrastructure, and Technology Committee, and as a member of the College Council. Kyle also spent a year studying at a top-ten university in Germany, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.

Kyle took two years off after college to work for a Houston area mediator, where he was exposed to a wide range of litigation, prior to attending the University of Houston Law Center. While in law school, he served as Executive Editor of the International Law Journal, overseeing all aspects of editing articles in preparation for publication and managing sixty law students. He also served as a student justice on the Honor Court, which adjudicates violations of the honor code. Kyle graduated law school in the top third of his class.

Kyle has worked in various positions in the legal field since his first job as a file clerk in 2005. He began working full time for Ramey Chandler Schein, P.C. after graduating law school in 2016. Since becoming licensed to practice, Kyle’s work has focused on first- and third-party insurance defense, as well handling matters involving business disputes, commercial liability, and premises liability.

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• Texas Department of Insurance
• National Transportation Safety Board
• Texas Department of Transportation
• Safer Web (Safety & Fitness Electronic Records System)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Harris County Justice Information Management System
• Careers at Ramey-Chandler

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Christus v. Quality, 359 S.W.3d 719 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2011)

Mason v. Our Lady, 154 S.W.3d 816 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist] 2005)

Collins v. Allied Pharmacy, 871 S.W.2d 929

Etie v. Walsh & Albert, 135 S.W.3d 764

Fisher v. Lee & Chang, 16 S.W.3d 198

Fraser v. Baybrook Bldg. Co., Inc., No. 01-02-00290-CV, 2003 WL 21357316 (Tex.App.--Houston [1st Dist] June 12, 2003, pet. denied)

Geedman v. Rush Transport, Inc, WL 704978 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.], 2000)

Johnson v. Sprint Transportation, Inc., 811 S.W.2d 953 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1991)

Jordan v. Sava, Inc., S.W.3d, 2005 WL 1189645 (Tex. App.−Houston [1st Dist.] 2005)

Kelly v. Travelers Lloyds Ins. Co., 2007 S.W.3d (14-05-00825-CV)

Lingafelter v. Shupe, 192 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. 2006).

Lucas v. Texas Industries, Inc., 696 S.W.2d 372 (Tex. 1984)

Munoz v. II Jaz, Inc., 863 S.W.2d 207 (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] 1993)

Padilla v. La France, 907 S.W.2d 454 (Tex. 1995)

Parker v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 4 S.W.3d 358 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1994)

Parker v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 4 S.W.3d 358 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1999)

Petitt v. Laware, 715 S.W.2d 688 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 1986)

Pin Oak Centre Ltd. v. Travelers Lloyds Ins. Co., 2006 S.W.3d (LWC 2339)

Presswood v. Goehring, 2005 (No. 01-04-00134-CV)

State Farm Lloyds v. Vaughan, 968 S.W.2d 931 (Tex. 1998)

Stroman Realty, Inc. v. State Farm Lloyds, WL 22672223 (Tex. App.-Beaumont, 2003)

Timberwalk Apartments, Partners, Inc. v. Cain, 972 S.W.2d 749 (Tex. 1998)

Tinsley v. State Farm Lloyds, WL2675024 (Tex.App-Houston [14th Dist.], 2005)

Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. Cowan, 945 S.W.2d 819, 40 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 583 (Tex. 1997)

Walker v. Thomasson Lumber Company, 203 S.W.3d 470

Ramey, Chandler, Quinn & Zito, PC is a respected leader in insurance-related litigation, including disputes involving hurricane and other weather-related catastrophes. Our personal and commercial lines practice focuses on the representation of major insurance carriers as well as independent adjusting firms, adjusters, and insurance agents throughout the state of Texas. The attorneys at Ramey, Chandler, Quinn & Zito, PC possess the depth of experience to effectively represent and counsel their clients in a wide variety of matters ranging from residential property and automobile claims to complex commercial property damage disputes involving specialty and industry specific lines of property insurance. Ramey, Chandler, Quinn & Zito, PC has a proven record of successfully litigating such cases on behalf of their clients in both state and federal court, while also leading the way in the development of innovative strategies for the effective management of high volume litigation through the creation of Multidistrict Litigation Courts following Hurricane Ike and the 2012 Rio Grande Valley hailstorms. Ramey, Chandler, Quinn & Zito, PC strives to understand the needs of its clients and provide an aggressive, yet cost-efficient defense that emphasizes results. Through this approach, our clients can expect that we will promptly and properly assess the risks they face as well as anticipate and aggressively defend claims for damages utilizing a proven strategy developed through years of trial-tested experience.

In many areas of Texas, including the Gulf Coast region, issues regarding flooding and liability for the diversion and impounding of the natural flow of surface waters is a major issue. In 2013, lawyers at Ramey, Chandler, Quinn & Zito, P.C. successfully defended homeowners in a lawsuit filed against them by their neighbor arising out of water damage to the neighbor’s property. A Galveston County jury found in favor of our firm’s clients and the judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeals in 2014. Michaelski v. Wright, 444 S.W.3d 83 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 2014). The firm’s lawyers have taken defense verdicts in similar cases throughout the Texas Gulf Coast.

Our attorneys possess significant experience in the highly-specialized area of defending dram shop and liquor liability claims against alcohol providers and their employees. We aggressively identify defenses to these claims. Our approach involves fact-intensive discovery and then tie the facts developed to the TABC’s safe harbor provision. In addition, dram shop cases often hinge on highly technical factors such as the body’s rate of metabolizing alcohol. Our law firm has developed access to leading medical and industry experts who assist in developing and presenting winning dram shop cases for our clients.