Texas Panel Reverses Summary Judgment Ruling As To Fraudulent Inducement Claim

Mealey's (April 16, 2021, 1:56 PM EDT) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas appeals panel on April 15 reversed a lower court’s ruling as to insureds’ fraudulent inducement claim against an insurance agent in a coverage dispute arising from storm damage, finding that even though there was no evidence that the agent breached its contract or owed a fiduciary duty to the insureds, there is more than a scintilla of evidence supporting a finding that it had a duty to disclose the lack of a forum-selection clause in the policy....