Texas Supreme Court Reverses, Remands 3 Rulings That Rejected Insureds’ PPCA Claims

Mealey's (April 21, 2020, 1:05 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on April 17 issued three opinions each holding that a lower court erred when it found that an insured could not maintain its claims under the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (PPCA) in light of its recent rulings in Barbara Technologies Corp. v. State Farm Lloyds and Ortiz v. State Farm Lloyds reversing and remanding the lower courts’ rulings in favor of insurers on the insureds’ PPCA claims arising from wind and hail property damage (Steven Biasatti, et al. v. GuideOne National Insurance Company, et al., No. 18-0911, 2020 Tex. LEXIS 319, Juan Alvarez v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 18-0127, 2020 Tex. LEXIS 318, and Roberto Lazos v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 18-0205, Texas Sup., 2020 Tex. LEXIS 324)....