Extracontractual Claims Cannot Proceed In Roof Damage Dispute, Judge Says

( June 6, 2025, 10:32 AM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas federal judge granted a commercial property insurer’s motion for summary judgment on claims alleging breach of the common-law duty of good faith and fair dealing and violations of the Texas Insurance Code and Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act after determining that the claims cannot proceed because a genuine dispute exists over coverage for damage to a church’s roof caused by a hailstorm....