Texas High Court: Lower Court Did Not Lack Jurisdiction In Storm Coverage Dispute

(May 24, 2024, 11:17 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court held that Texas Insurance Code Section 2210.575(e)’s requirement that a trial judge presiding over a lawsuit against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association be appointed by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is mandatory but not jurisdictional, reversing an appeals court’s finding that the lower court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a storm damage coverage suit and remanding for further proceedings....