(DOWNLOAD) "Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool v. Southwest Service Life Insurance Co." by State of Wisconsin in Supreme Court * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool v. Southwest Service Life Insurance Co.
- Author : State of Wisconsin in Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 12, 2008
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 81 KB
Description
Southwest Service Life Insurance Company ("Southwest") and Regal Life of America Insurance Company ("Regal") brought a declaratory-judgment action against the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool ("the Pool"), seeking a declaration that Southwest and Regal were not liable for certain amounts assessed against them by the Pool. See Tex. Ins. Code Ann. §Â§ 1506.251, .253 (West Supp. 2008) (providing that Pool may levy annual and interim assessments on health insurers to cover operating expenses). The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment, and the trial court granted Southwest and Regals motion and denied the Pools motion. After a bench trial on the limited issue of attorneys fees, the trial court awarded fees in favor of Southwest and Regal. The Pool appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Southwest and Regal. The Pool further argues that because the summary judgment was improper, the attorneys fee award should also be reversed. Because we hold that the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment or abuse its discretion in awarding attorneys fees, we affirm the trial courts judgment.