Insurer Found To Have Not Delayed In Paying On Homeowners Insurance Claim

Mealey's (May 22, 2018, 1:55 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — Granting a motion for partial summary judgment in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, a federal judge in Texas on May 17 ruled that an insurer did not intentionally delay paying on a claim for coverage under a homeowners insurance policy and that insureds failed to show that the insurer’s delay in payment caused injuries that were independent of their policy claim (Thomas G. Kezar, et al. v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 17-389, W.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83157)....