The Stowers Doctrine is a legal principle unique to Texas that holds insurance companies accountable for handling settlement offers fairly. This principle originated from the landmark 1929 case G.A. Stowers Furniture Co. v. American Indemnity Co.,...
“State law controls both the award of and the reasonableness of fees awarded where state law supplies the rule of decision.” Tech Pharmacy Servs., LLC v. Alixa Rx LLC, 298 F. Supp. 3d 892, 898 (E.D. Tex. 2017) (citing Mathis v. Exxon Corp., 302...
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