Lafleur v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court
SD Tx
Publish Date
05/07/2025
A court for the Southern District of Texas granted an insurer’s motion to abate extra-contractual claims in UM/UIM lawsuit and sua sponte ruled the insured’s breach of contract claim to be unripe pending the outcome of the insured’s declaratory judgment action on the UM/UIM claim.
auto policy, UM/UIM coverage, motion to abate extra-contractual claims, alleged breach of contract, ripeness doctrine, adjudication of fault and entitlement in UM/UIM cases
