Legal Opinion
Lockett v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided July 12, 1994No. Civ. A. SA-92-CA-00525PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BIERY, District Judge.
This ease presents an opportunity to review recent developments in Texas law concerning the relationship between contractual insurance causes of action and noncontractual insurance causes of action, such as the common law duty of good faith and fair dealing (often referred to as bad faith cases), and statutory causes of action under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Insurance Code. After the jury verdict, the parties filed the following motions: 1) motion by Prudential Insurance Company for judgment as a matter of law or for new trial; 2) motion…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Transportation Insurance Co. v. MorielTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Arnold v. National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- Aranda v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Hudson Energy Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1991
- Lyons v. Millers Casualty Insurance Co. of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
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- Bates v. Jackson National Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1996
- Lafarge Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1996
- Estrada v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1995