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30 St. Mary's L.J. 1 (1998-1999)
Juries under Siege

handle is hein.journals/stmlj30 and id is 17 raw text is: ST. MARY'S LAW JOURNAL VOLUME 30 1998 NUMBER 1 ARTICLES JURIES UNDER SIEGE CHIEF JUSTICE PHIL HARDBERGER* I. Introduction ........................................... 2 II. Insurance .............................................. 13 A. Common-Law Agent Liability ..................... 14 B. Interpreting Policy Language ...................... 18 C. Extra-Contractual Liability ........................ 21 1. Overview of Protections Afforded to Insureds ....................................... 22 2. The Court's Retreat from Insurers' Common- Law D uties .................................... 24 a. The Stowers Duty to Settle Third-Party C laim s ..................................... 24 b. The Duty of Good Faith and Fair D ealing .................................... 30 3. Statutory Duties and Standing ................ 34 4. Evidentiary Standards and Review ............ 39 5. D am ages ...................................... 44 III. H ealth C are ........................................... 50 * Court of Appeals for the Fourth District of Texas, San Antonio.