No. 19-790
Juan A. Martin-de-Nicolas v. AAA Texas County Mutual Insurance Company
Response Waived
Tags: automobile-liability-insurance civil-procedure duty-to-settle insurance insurance-duty insurance-law legal-liability liability negligence negligence-standard policyholder-negligence policyholder-rights settlement settlement-obligation third-party-claims
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Do automobile liability insurers have a duty not-to-settle third-party claims, when it becomes reasonably clear that the peril insured against — policyholder negligence —has not occurred, and therefore, it is reasonably clear that the policyholder is not "legally liable"?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Do automobile liability insurers have a duty not-to-settle third-party claims, when it becomes reasonably clear that the peril insured against—policyholder negligence—has not occurred, and therefore, it is reasonably clear that the policyholder is not 'legally liable'?
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-12-31
Waiver of right of respondent AAA Texas County Mutual Insurance Company to respond filed.
2019-09-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 21, 2020)
2019-07-29
Application (19A115) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 30, 2019.
2019-07-22
Application (19A115) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
AAA Texas County Mutual Insurance Company
Gregory R. Ave — Walters, Balido & Crain, LLP, Respondent
Juan Martin-de-Nicolas
Juan A. Martin-de-Nicolas — Petitioner