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HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS

No. 19-0280.

619 S.W.3d 651 (2021)

Louis HINOJOS, Petitioner, v. STATE FARM LLOYDS and Raul Pulido, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: March 19, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Wilson , Beaumont, Andrew B. Bender , Houston, Sharon S. McCally , Chad T. Wilson , Webster, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey L. Raizner , Benjamin Wickert , Andrew P. Slania , Houston, for Amicus Curiae.

Ruben S. Robles , Angela Morrow Nickey , El Paso, Craig T. Enoch , Melissa A. Lorber , Austin, for Respondents.

Justice Bland delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Boyd, Justice Devine, Justice Busby, and Justice Huddle joined.

The Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act, codified in Insurance Code Chapter 542, imposes deadlines on insurers to pay valid claims.1 If an insurer fails to comply with Chapter 542, then it is liable for statutory interest on the amount of the claim and attorney's fees.2 The insurer in this case accepted a homeowner's claim and paid part of it before the statutory deadline.

Dissatisfied with that amount, the...

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