Extracontractual Claims Against Insurer In Storm Damage Dispute Dismissed

(January 14, 2019, 12:40 PM EST) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An insured’s extracontractual claims alleged against a homeowners insurer must be dismissed because the insured failed to provide facts in support of the claims for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing and violations of the Texas Insurance Code and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, a Texas federal judge said Jan. 3 (Esteban Cruz v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 18-203, S.D. Texas, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 875)....