Lowery v. Marc Lim Cu

BOLIN, Justice.

On August 16, 2005, Rhonda Lowery sued Marc Lim Cu alleging that she had sustained serious bodily injuries as the result of an automobile accident that occurred on March 8, 2004. Lowery also named Progressive Specialty Insurance Company (“Progressive”) and Economy Premier Assurance Company (“EPAC”) as defendants, seeking from them underin-sured-motorist (“UIM”) benefits. Progressive insured Lim Cu with a policy of insurance in an amount of $100,000 that specifically excluded coverage for punitive damages. Lowery was also insured by Progressive. Progressive had in place three…