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Saul Ewing LLP

Texas Appellate Court Confirms that Insurer’s Payment of Appraisal Award Precludes Common Law and Statutory Bad Faith Claims

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Ortiz v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 04-17-00252-CV, 2017 WL 5162315 (Tex. Ct. App. Nov. 8, 2017). Oscar Ortiz submitted a claim to State Farm for damage to his property resulting from wind and a hailstorm. After inspecting the...more

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Don’t Mess with the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act: One Court’s Appraisal Result

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Virtually all property insurance policies contain an appraisal clause, which outlines the appraisal procedure in broad terms. Those broad terms sometimes do not provide much guidance about the process, or about the effect...more

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