Legal Opinion
Rocor Intern., Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided May 28, 1999No. 04-96-00536-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion on Motion for Reconsideration En Banc
Opinion by:
Chief Justice PHIL HARDBERGER,
joined by Justice LÓPEZ and Justice STONE.
This case has been reheard by the court en banc. As a result, this court’s opinion and judgment of January 14, 1998, are withdrawn. The opinion authored by Chief Justice Hardberger concludes that Rocor has a legal cause of action against its excess carrier, National Union, under two theories: (1) failure to settle in good faith under section 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code; and (2) common law negligence. This is consistent with the original panel decision. The…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Rocor International, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Schindley v. Northeast Texas Community College, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
- In re Jackson National Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2000
- Rocor Intern., Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
- Rocor International, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghTexas Supreme Court · 2002