Mealey's (April 7, 2020, 2:51 PM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on April 1 granted a homeowners insurer’s motion to dismiss its insureds’ breach of contract and bad faith claims in a dispute over coverage for hailstorm damage, noting that an insurer does not have a contractual duty to pay an appraisal award unless the appraised damage is covered under the policy (Allen Ripley, et al. v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 19-1066, N.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58014)....