Breach Of Contract Claim To Proceed In Coverage Suit Over Home’s Destruction

( January 8, 2026, 8:17 AM EST) -- HOUSTON — A breach of contract claim against a homeowners insurer in a coverage dispute stemming from the destruction of an insured’s home can proceed because questions of fact exist regarding whether the insured resided in the home and whether the insured maintained an insurable interest in the home, which is located on a property included in a trust for her children, a Texas federal judge said in partially denying the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....