Trial Court Did Not Err In Sanctioning Insureds By Dismissing Suit

Mealey's (March 4, 2022, 4:48 PM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A trial court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing a breach of contract and bad faith suit filed against a homeowners insurer in a dispute over coverage for fire damages because the dismissal of the suit as a sanction was warranted based on the insureds’ repeated failure to produce requested discovery documents, the Third District Texas Court of Appeals said Feb. 25....