Judge: Fees Awarded Under Texas Civil Practice, Remedies Section Are Not Covered

(January 4, 2017, 11:42 AM EST) -- HOUSTON — Fees awarded under Section 82.002(g) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code are not “damages” covered by a commercial general liability insurance policy, a Texas federal judge ruled Dec. 30, finding that the ruling in Hollybrook Cottonseed Processing, L.L.C. v. Am. Guarantee & Liab. Ins. Co. (772 F.3d 1031 [5th Cir. 2014]) does not affect that conclusion (Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Petroleum Solutions, Inc., et al., No. 09-0422, S.D. Texas; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180539)....