Panel:  Court Erred In Ruling Insureds' Attorney Fees, Penalty TPPCA Claims Are Barred

(September 17, 2020, 12:20 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 16 held that a lower court erred in finding that Chavez v. State Farm Lloyds, 746 F. App'x 337 (5th Cir. 2018), barred insureds' claims for an 18 percent penalty and attorney fees under the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act, finding that Chavez "is no longer good law on this point" (Jesus Agredano, et al. v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 19-50656, 5th Cir.).  ...

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