Texas High Court Revives 2 TPPCA Suits Against Insurers Arising From Storm Damage

(June 23, 2020, 1:37 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on June 19 held that two appeals courts erred in concluding that insurers’ payment of appraisal awards for storm damage bars their insureds’ claims under the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (TPPCA), reversing and remanding for the trial courts to consider the TPPCA claims in light of Barbara Technologies Corp. v. State Farm Lloyds, 589 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. 2019), and Ortiz v. State Farm Lloyds, 589 S.W.3d 127 (Tex. 2019) (Della R. Perry v. United Services Automobile Association, No. 19-0210, Texas Sup., 2020 Tex. LEXIS 564; William Marchbanks v. Liberty Insurance Corporation, No. 18-0977, Texas Sup., 2020 Tex. LEXIS 566)....