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The End of a "Forever War"?: Texas Supreme Court Answers Certified Question Concerning Appraisal

In Rodriguez v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Ind. the Texas Supreme Court addressed a key issue concerning appraisal that was dividing lower Texas state courts and Texas federal district courts. The United States Court of Appeal for...more

2/14/2024 / Appraisal , Attorney's Fees , Homeowners , Insurance Industry , Prompt Payment , Property Damage , Summary Judgment , TX Supreme Court

Texas Court of Appeals Nixes Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Fees Award Because Offsets Preclude Prevailing Party Status

The First Court of Appeals in Houston affirmed an analysis that involved math and application of the Texas Insurance Code. In Jones v. Allstate Vehicle & Property Insurance Company, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 8896 (Tex....more

12/12/2022 / Appellate Courts , Attorney's Fees , Breach of Contract , Defense Costs , Insurance Claims , Insurance Industry , Insurance Litigation , Unfair Dealing

Texas Court of Appeals Adds Confusion to Post-Appraisal Litigation Under the TPPCA

Ever since the Texas Supreme Court changed the landscape of Texas law regarding appraisal in Barbara Technologies Corp. v. State Farm Lloyds, 589 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. 2019) and Ortiz v. State Farm Lloyds, 589 S.W.3d 127 (Tex....more

8/31/2022 / Appellate Courts , Appraisal Awards , Attorney's Fees , Insurance Code , Insurance Litigation , Settlement Agreements , State and Local Government , Texas , TX Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court Rules on Discoverability of an Insurer’s Attorney’s Fee Bills

Are an insurer’s attorney’s fee bills discoverable in first party claims? In In re Nat’l Lloyds Ins. Co., 2017 Tex. LEXIS 522 (Tex. 2017), the Texas Supreme Court considered this question in a hail MDL dispute and answered...more

6/14/2017 / Attorney's Fees , Insurance Industry , Insurance Litigation , TX Supreme Court

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