We are already seeing the influx of cases in our Texas federal courts from Hurricane Harvey and those numbers will continue to grow exponentially in the next six months,\u201d said Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court in Houston. \u201cI am eager to incorporate these disaster protocols in our court in Texas to ensure early and efficient resolution for all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Assuming discovery will require insurers to turn over drafts of estimates and expert reports, I would also expect much of the pre-litigation gamesmanship to end. We have found that estimates are often changed from those that are written in the field. Knowing that illicit changes will see the light of day if litigation occurs, we may actually see insurers settle before their game is discovered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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