Appeals Court Denies Motion for Rehearing in Ballard; Case Now Headed for Texas Supreme Court

AUSTIN, Texas - An appeals court has denied the plaintiff's motion for rehearing its earlier decision to reverse the majority of a $32 million award, which had been made to the Texas homeowner as a result of her insurance company's alleged refusal to cover her mold claim. Ronald Allison, Appellant v. Fire Insurance Exchange, a Member of the Farmers Insurance Group, Appellee, and Fire Insurance Exchange, a Member of the Farmers Insurance Group, Appellant v. Mary Melinda Ballard and Ronald Allison, Individually and as Next Friends for Reese Allison, a Minor, Appellees, No. 03-01-00717-CV (Texas Ct. App., Third District).

Because …