Barbara Burgess v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-20-00088-CV Barbara Burgess, Appellant v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, Appellee FROM THE 368TH DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY NO. 19-0925-C368, THE HONORABLE RICK J. KENNON, JUDGE PRESIDING OPINION Appellant Barbara Burgess sued her uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) insurer, Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, for common law bad faith and violations of the Insurance Code arising from Allstate’s handling of her claim for UIM benefits. Allstate moved for summary judgment, asserting that it could not be…