Legal Opinion
Betzel v. State Farm Lloyds
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2007No. 05-10903PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is a dispute controlled by Texas law between a homeowner and his insured over coverage for a mold-damage claim. Kurt Betzel appeals from a district court order excluding his late-designated expert witnesses and from a district court order granting State Farm’s motion for summary judgment. We reverse and remand.
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Kurt Betzel bought his home in Arlington, Texas in 1991 and insured it with State Farm. In December 2001, Betzel notified State Farm that mold was growing on the sheet rock near his leaking A/C registers. State Farm opened a claim and sent…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Robert Geiserman v. John H. MacDonald A.B. & A.B. & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Fiess v. State Farm LloydsTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Balandran v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Barrett v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Dirk and Cynthia Bradley, Individually and as Next Friends for Their Minor Son Brad Alan Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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