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        "uri": "/2024/04/12/mistaken-about-policy-limit-law-firm-now-stuck-with-100k-settlement-414-252129/",
        "title": "Misunderstanding over auto policy limits potentially reduced settlement by $400K",
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        "prettyDate": "April 12, 2024",
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        "summary": "A law firm initially proposed a $100,000 settlement and alleges the insurer concealed a $500,000 death-claim limit.",
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        "uri": "/2024/01/19/southwest-airlines-wins-reversal-against-liberty-insurance-over-computer-crash-414-248377/",
        "title": "Southwest Airlines wins reversal against Liberty Insurance over computer crash",
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        "prettyDate": "January 19, 2024",
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        "summary": "Writing for the panel, Fifth Circuit Judge James E. Graves Jr. said the court must determine whether the five categories of costs were losses incurred solely as a result of the system failure.",
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        "uri": "/2024/01/12/usaa-asks-texas-supreme-court-to-nix-class-certification-414-248133/",
        "title": "USAA asks Texas Supreme Court to nix class certification",
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        "prettyDate": "January 12, 2024",
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        "summary": "The suit arises from an insured's objection to USAA's decision to declare her nearly restored 1983 Mercedes-Benz 300SD was a salvage vehicle after a collision",
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        "uri": "/2023/11/14/allstate-accused-of-slipping-changes-into-policies-plaintiffs-want-to-combine-78-lawsuits-414-246149/",
        "title": "Allstate accused of slipping changes into policies",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "November 14, 2023",
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        "summary": "Plaintiffs are waiting to find out whether a judge will allow them to combine 78 lawsuits that claim Allstate unlawfully reduced coverage.",
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        "uri": "/2023/11/07/insurer-seeks-3-5m-as-legal-woes-mount-for-astroworld-festival-organizers-414-245858/",
        "title": "Insurer seeks $3.5M from Astroworld Festival organizers",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "November 07, 2023",
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        "summary": "Federal Insurance names 17 defendants, including ScoreMore Holdings LLC, a Texas-based festival production, concert promotion and artist management company.",
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        "uri": "/2023/10/06/does-new-insurance-law-cut-out-attorney-fees-high-court-must-decide-414-244599/",
        "title": "Does Texas insurance law cut out attorney fees? State high court to decide",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "October 06, 2023",
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        "summary": "Throughout the hearing, the justices grappled with a phrase in the law: 'The amount to be awarded in the judgment.'",
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        "uri": "/2023/09/12/3-lawyers-ones-enough-court-rules-in-insurers-fight-over-attorney-fees-414-243383/",
        "title": "Court rules one lawyer is enough in insurer's fight over attorney fees",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 12, 2023",
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        "summary": "The ruling hinged on the insurer's right under the policy to control the defense.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/29/im-not-so-sure-judge-ho-splits-with-majority-over-1-4m-strip-club-feud-414-242727/",
        "title": "'I'm not so sure': Judge Ho splits with majority over $1.4M strip club feud",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "August 29, 2023",
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        "summary": "Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho asked whether to apply the coverage provision or enforce the exclusion since both provisions together are incompatible.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/04/duty-of-insurer-to-defend-versus-indemnify-is-distinct-says-u-s-fifth-circuit-414-241622/",
        "title": "Duty to defend versus indemnify is distinct, says U.S. Fifth Circuit",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 04, 2023",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "The Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded on the duty to indemnify because the ruling of the district court was premature.",
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        "uri": "/2023/07/20/ex-nfl-players-workers-comp-award-tossed-on-insurers-2nd-appeal-414-240991/",
        "title": "Former NFLer's workers' comp award tossed on insurer's second appeal",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "July 20, 2023",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "The appeal hinged on if a former player elected to receive injury protection payments under a collective bargaining agreement.",
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