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TRANSPORT INS. CO. v. FAIRCLOTH

No. D-4059.

898 S.W.2d 269 (1995)

TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY, Lindsey & Newsom Claim Services and Janet E. Jones, Petitioners, v. Paula Trippel FAIRCLOTH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided March 30, 1995.

Rehearing Overruled June 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Smith, Dallas, for petitioners.

Steven Troy Roper, George Chandler, David Porter, Lufkin, L. Brent Farney, San Antonio, John E. Kinney, Woodville, William W. Kilgarlin, Santa Fe, NM, Jeffrey B. Bates, Lufkin, Harold Martin, Bellaire, Ann C. Lang, Houston, for respondent.

GONZALEZ, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, C.J., and HECHT, CORNYN, ENOCH and OWEN, JJ., join.

In this case, we decide whether there is any evidence of an actionable violation of the Texas Insurance Code, the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA), or common-law duties in connection with an insurer's negotiation of a settlement with a minor. Paula Trippel Faircloth sued Transport Insurance Company, Lindsey & Newsom...

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