Uncontested Summary Judgment for State Farm Lloyds in Texas Coverage Case

HOUSTON - A federal judge awarded summary judgment to State Farm Lloyds on bad faith assertions brought by a homeowner who complained of the carrier's handling of her mold claims. Sills v. State Farm Lloyds, No. H-03-3253 (S.D. Texas).

State Farm's uncontested motion was granted on Sept. 23 by Judge John D. Rainey of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, who concluded that '[b]ased on the circumstances facing State Farm after a reasonable investigation, State Farm's liability for amounts in excess of that already paid to Plaintiff was not reasonably clear when it discontinued [additional living …