Judge Dismisses All But Breach Of Contract Claim In Suit Arising From Flood Damage

Mealey's (June 12, 2017, 10:58 AM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas federal judge on June 8 granted an insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings seeking dismissal of an insured’s extracontractual claims in a flood coverage dispute, further exercising its discretion to dismiss the insured’s declaratory judgment claim (Mike Farhat v. Texas Farmers Insurance Co., No. 16-1175, N.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87766)....