Legal Opinion

Castillo v. Neely's TBA Dealer Supply, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 10, 1989No. 01-89-00022-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

Janie and Mario Castillo sued her former employer, Neely’s TBA Dealer Supply, Inc. (“Neely’s”) and Neely’s group insurer, American Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. (“American”), asserting that Neely’s had deprived Mrs. Castillo of health insurance by failing to tell her that, in order to be covered without proving good health, she had to apply between the 90th and 120th day after beginning employment. The jury found that Neely’s negligence was the sole proximate cause of Mrs. Castillo not being insured and found damages exceeding $3.2 million, including $1 million to Mr.…

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