Affidavits Help Texas Mutual Defeat Bad-Faith Suit

Texas Mutual Insurance Co. prevailed over a bad-faith claims handling suit on summary judgment by presenting five affidavits from physicians in support of its primary medical expert in the underlying claim, according to a decision from a San Antonio appellate court.Case: Durst, Jr. v. Texas Mutual Insurance Co., No. 04-09-00430-CV, 8/25/10. Published.Facts: Charles Durst, Jr. injured his back while working for The Bandit Golf Club. Texas Mutual Insurance Co., the club’s insurer, did not dispute that Durst’s injury was work-related, but did dispute the extent to which the injury agg...