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Hail Claim Lawsuit Damages


:- February 6th, 2018       :-      Posted in :- Uncategorized |

If your insurance company won’t pay you enough to settle your homeowners hail damage claim, you might have to file a lawsuit. This is often called a “bad faith” claim. Bad faith insurance claims can result in various types hail claim lawsuit damages for plaintiffs. These damages can vary from claim to claim, depending on factors like (but not limited to) the nature of:

  • The original claim filed with the insurance company
  • The act(s) of bad faith committed by the insurer
  • The losses the policyholder suffered due to the bad faith practice(s).

Hail Claim Lawsuit Damages: Compensatory Damages 

Compensatory damages refer to the awards granted to cover the losses suffered as a result of:

  • A covered disaster or event (i.e., the “actual” damages to the covered property).
  • The acts of bad faith.

For property damage claims – like windstorm or hail damage claims, compensatory damages can include (and may not be limited to) awards to cover the costs of:

  • Contractor estimates
  • Construction labor and material costs
  • Relocation costs (for property owners)
  • Future repairs (when related to the original damage)
  • Lost wages.

In addition to these economic damages, Texas laws allow recovery for attorney fees. This means that an insurance company acted in bad faith, they are legally responsible to pay for:

  • The repairs necessary to restore the property damage (caused by the covered event)
  • The contractor’s fees, including overhead expenses
  • Reasonable and necessary attorney’s fees (related to resolving the bad faith claim).

Hail Claim Lawsuit Damages: Punitive Damages 

Punitive damages can also be available for some bad faith claims practices in Texas. Also referred to as exemplary damages, punitive damages are meant to punish an insurance company for the bad faith conduct (rather than repay the insured for the losses (s)he sustained).

Though rare, punitive damages can:

  • Be awarded when an especially malicious, fraudulent, negligent or criminal act is associated with a particular claim or when an insurance company has a history of acting in bad faith
  • Significantly increase the value of a claim
  • Serve as powerful leverage for getting insurance companies to fairly settle claims – If an insurer knows there’s a possibility of punitive damages being awarded by a jury, it can be far more willing to settle pretrial (to try to avoid paying out higher jury awards that could include punitive damages).

It’s important to understand that Texas law does place a cap on the available punitive damages. Specifically, Texas law dictates that:

Exemplary damages awarded against a defendant may not exceed an amount equal to the greater of:

  1. Two times the amount of economic damages plus an amount equal to any noneconomic damages found by the jury, not to exceed $750,000; or
  2. $200,000.

An attorney can explain how this cap may apply to your potential claim and what you need to do position your bad faith insurance claim for success.

If you need an attorney to help fight for you, please contact us today.

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