Texas/Farmers Ins. Settlement Flounders as Appeals Court Stays Sending Notices to Policyholders

AUSTIN, Texas - On July 7, a Texas appeals court granted a motion to stay the sending of notices to the settlement class of the State of Texas v. Farmers discriminatory homeowners insurance practices case, citing jurisdictional interference with potential appellate relief. Jan Lubin, Gilberto Villanueva, and Michael Paladino, Appellants, v. Farmers Group, Inc., et al., Appellees, No. 03-03-00374-CV (Texas. Ct. Appeals, 3rd Dist., Austin).

According to the short order issued by the Third District Court of Appeals, the Travis County District Court's June 27 preliminary certification of the settlement-only class interferes with the appeals court's jurisdiction in an appeal …