5th Circuit Certifies Question In Tornado Coverage Dispute To Texas High Court

(July 13, 2023, 1:11 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 12 certified a question to the Texas Supreme Court in an insured’s lawsuit alleging that its insurer violated the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (TPPCA), asking the state’s highest court whether an insurer’s payment of a full appraisal award for tornado damage plus any possible statutory interest bars the insured’s recovery of attorney fees....