Metro Hospitality Partners, LTD. v. Lexington Insurance Company

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Case Number:

4:15-cv-01307

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

110(Insurance)

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  1. August 07, 2017

    Insurer Looks To Exit Hotel's Hail Damage Suit Pre-Trial

    Lexington Insurance Co. asked a Texas federal court Friday to rule in its favor ahead of trial in a breach of contract dispute with the Houston Crowne Plaza hotel over coverage for hailstorm damage, arguing the hotel failed to comply with policy conditions and never provided a cogent response to documentation requests.

  2. May 09, 2017

    Insurer Says New Precedent Doesn't Apply To Hotel's Claim

    A Houston hotel that's asking Lexington Insurance Co. to pony up $2.7 million for a new roof can't revive an extracontractual damages claim in Texas federal court because saying a recent precedential ruling by the state's high court relied on by the hotel doesn't apply in this case, the insurer said Monday.

  3. April 17, 2017

    Hotel Says Texas Ruling Revives Claims Against Insurer

    A Houston hotel asked a Texas federal judge Monday to reconsider her ruling dismissing its claim for extra-contractual damages against Lexington Insurance Co. in a dispute over coverage for hailstorm damage, saying that it can support that claim under a recent precedential ruling by the state's highest court.

  4. March 27, 2017

    Houston Hotel Must Prove Hail Damage Or See Suit Fail

    A Houston hotel has roughly two months to put up or shut up if it wants to continue its bid to get Lexington Insurance Co. to pay $2.7 million for a new roof, a Texas federal judge ruled Friday, saying the hotel has until May to provide the documentation Lexington has been seeking for years, or the suit will likely be tossed.

  5. September 27, 2016

    Lexington Wants Out Of Hotel's Hail Coverage Suit

    Lexington Insurance Co. on Monday continued its quest to eliminate a breach of contract lawsuit brought by a Houston-based Crowne Plaza hotel that says it suffered uncompensated hail damage during an April 2013 storm, telling a Texas judge that the hotel didn't cooperate and has failed to show otherwise.

  6. September 20, 2016

    Hotel Says Insurer Can't Get Quick Win In Hail Coverage Suit

    A Crowne Plaza hotel next to the Houston Astrodome that says it suffered uncompensated hail damage in an April 2013 storm urged a Texas federal judge on Monday to reject its insurer's bid to beat the suit, saying the motion involves "sleight of hand."