Recent Decisions
Church of the Open Door of Waco v. Church Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 05/25/2022
Court Denies in Part an Insurer's Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, Awarding Extra-Contractual Damages to Insured for Independent Injury
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Alto ISD
Court: Tx 12-Tyler 05/25/2022
Reinsurer Cannot Force Insured to Arbitrate
Central Mutual Insurance Co. v. Reliance Property Management Co.
Court: Tx 5-Dallas 05/25/2022
Court Affirms Judgment Finding Coverage For Cyber Liability Claim
SXSW, LLC v. Federal Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 05/24/2022
Magistrate Recommends That Judgement Be Entered For Insurer In D&O Coverage Dispute
Veach v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: ND Tx 05/23/2022
Magistrate Grants In Part Insured's Motion To Amend Judgment Following Verdict In Homeowner's Storm Damage Dispute
Bukowski v. Liberty Insurance Corp.
Court: WD Tx 05/20/2022
Court Grants Insured's Motion to Remand Holding That Insured Plaintiff Properly Joined Non-Diverse Appraiser
Overstreet v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 05/19/2022
Fifth Circuit Certifies Questions to Texas Supreme Court on Concurrent Causation (Again)
Millsap Waterproofing, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance Co.
Court: SD Tx 05/19/2022
Magistrate Finds Multiple Occurrences in Construction Defect Case
Bradford Realty Services, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 05/12/2022
Fifth Circuit Holds Rain Exclusion Precludes Water Damage Despite Drain Backup
N&O Holdings LLC v. State Automobile Mutual
Court: WD Tx 05/11/2022
District Court Grants Insurer's Motion To Dismiss Non-Diverse Adjuster But Declines to Dismiss With Prejudice
In Re Home State County Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 5-Dallas 05/10/2022
Court Abused Its Discretion by Ordering Deposition of Insurer's Corporate Rep Because Information Sought Was in Claims File
Valleyview Church of the Nazarene v. Church Mutual Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 05/09/2022
District Court Denies Insurer's Motion For Summary Judgment In Hail Damage Dispute
Cervantes v. 3NT, LLC
Court: WD Tx 05/02/2022
Magistrate Recommends Granting in Part ERISA Plan Administrator's Motion for Summary Judgment
Wheeler v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Indiana
Court: WD Tx 04/29/2022
District Court Rules On Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment In Hail Damage Dispute
Garcia v. Allstate Vehicle And Property Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 04/29/2022
District Court Denies Insurer's Motion To Sever And Abate Extra-Contractual Claims In Storm Damage Dispute
Finger Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.
Court: WD Tx 04/27/2022
Magistrate Grants Insurer's Motion To Reconsider Summary Judgment Order and Awards Insurer Take-Nothing in Well Blow-Out Dispute
Winston v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: WD Tx 04/22/2022
District Court Grants Insurer's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Bad Faith Claims
Elephant Insurance Co. v. Kenyon
Court: Tx Sup 04/22/2022
Supreme Court Reverses and Renders in Favor of Insurer Finding It Had No Duty to Its Insured Under the Circumstances of the Case
Sankey v. Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Court: Tx 13- Corpus/Edbrg 04/21/2022
Court Reverses in Part Summary Judgment for the TWIA and Remands to Trial Court On Dispute Over Appraisal Award
Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Howell-Herring
Court: Tx 2-Ft Worth 04/21/2022
Court Affirms Attorneys' Fees Award Despite Attorney Missing Expert Designation Deadline
In re Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co.
Court: Tx 9-Beaumont 04/14/2022
Insurer Prevails In Dispute Over Scope of Discovery
Pogo Resources, LLC, v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
Court: ND Tx 04/13/2022
Court Denies Insurer's Motions To Reconsider Its Motion to Dismiss And Competing Motions For Partial Summary Judgment
Young v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.
Court: WD Tx 04/13/2022
Magistrate Recommends Granting in Part Insurer's and Administrator's Motion for Summary Judgment on Standing and Mootness in Long-Term Disability Dispute
Newton v. State Farm Lloyds
Court: ED Tx 04/13/2022
Court Denies Insurer's Motion to Strike Expert in Appraisal Dispute
BITCO General Insurance Co. v. Monroe Guaranty Insurance Co.
Court: 5th Cir 04/12/2022
Fifth Circuit Resolves the Remainder of BITCO v. Monroe, Finds Exclusions Do Not Preclude Duty to Defend