Supreme Court of Texas
Metro Allied Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Lin, 07-1032
In plaintiff's action against an insurance company for negligence and a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) for failure to procure a commercial general liability (CGL) policy, the judgment of the court of appeals in favor of the plaintiff is reversed and remanded is the causation standard for a claimed failure to procure insurance under a negligence theory and under the DTPA requires proof of the availability of some insurance that would have covered the plaintiff's damages.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/11/2009
- Published 12/11/2009
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Texas
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- David W. Holman, The Holman Law Firm, P.C., Daniel W. Burrows, Daniel R. Dutko, Burck Lapidus & Lanza, PC, Houston, for Petitioners.
- For Appellees:
- Richard N. Countiss, Countiss Law Firm, Houston, for Respondents.