Full, Timely Payment Of Appraisal Award Leads To Dismissal Of Insurance Dispute

Mealey's (July 19, 2017, 9:38 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Dismissal of an insured’s insurance breach of contract claim against his insurer is proper because the insurer made a full and timely payment of benefits following the issuance of an appraisal award in a homeowners insurance dispute, a federal judge in Texas ruled July 14 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment and denying a summary judgment motion filed by the insured (Lee Losciale v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 17-0016, S.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109389)....