Federal Judge Dismisses Coverage Dispute Over Damage To Texas Motel

Mealey's (August 18, 2017, 1:27 PM EDT) -- DALLAS — A Texas federal judge on Aug. 15 granted an insured’s motion to dismiss its commercial insurer’s declaratory judgment lawsuit disputing coverage for alleged storm damage to the insured’s motel, finding that the majority of the factors in Brillhart v. Excess Ins. Co. of Am., 316 U.S. 491, 495, 62 S. Ct. 1173, 86 L. Ed. 1620 (1942), weigh in favor of dismissal (GuideOne National Insurance Company v. Bhav Harri, LLC, No. 16-00740, N.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129473)....