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LAINE v. FARMERS INS. EXCHANGE

No. 01-08-01010-CV.

325 S.W.3d 661 (2010)

Sandra Gervais LAINE, Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing En Banc Overruled June 21, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Pfeifer , Phillip A. Pfeifer, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Kenneth R. Chambers , Chambers, Templeton, Cashiola & Thomas, LLP, Levon G. Hovnatanian , Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices BLAND, MASSENGALE, and WILSON.[]

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

In this case, we determine whether the public policy against an insurance recovery for punitive damages assessed against an uninsured motorist applies to an umbrella policy, which defines its scope of coverage to be the same as the underlying uninsured motorist coverage. We conclude that it does.

Sandra Gervais Laine was driving her mother home one evening when an uninsured drunk driver struck Laine's car. The accident...

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