United States Fifth Circuit

In a claim for benefits under a mortgage life insurance policy, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-insurance company is reversed where defendant has established the existence of a genuine issue of material fact as to her claim that plaintiff violated the Texas Insurance Code and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2005
• Published 04/22/2005

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, WIENER, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bernie E. Hauder (argued), Adkerson & Hauder, Dallas, TX, for Monumental Life Ins. Co., Alan L. Busch (argued), Bretton C. Gerard, Jill Gay VanderPloeg, Gerard, Singer & Levick, Addison, TX, for Hayes-Jenkins., Howard F. Carter, Charles William Gameros, Jr. (argued), Hoge, Carter, Holmes & Gameros, Dallas, TX, for NovaStar Mortgage.