In re: Universal Underwriters Insurance Company
Year 2009
Court Texas Supreme Court
Case Number 10-0238
Issue
  • Appraisal
State
  • Texas

This case will have a substantial impact on the rights of Texas policyholders to be promptly and properly compensated by their insurance companies, and will also impact the consistency of court decisions.

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Author UP's brief was written pro bono by Mary E. Kestenbaum Fortson of Merlin Law Group.
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