White Powder Snow during winter storm Uri over a foot of fresh snow in Round Rock north of Austin , Texas , USA. (Credit: Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com)
When an extreme weather event hit much of the country in February 2021, it unleashed record-breaking temperatures, high winds and ice across much of Texas, causing major power outages as the demand for heat increased across the state.
In the ongoing multidistrict litigation brought on by Winter Storm Uri, a Texas electric power company is attempting to prove breach of contract by Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co. for refusing to represent it in wrongful death lawsuits.
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Samantha Joseph
Samantha Joseph is co-head of the Litigation Desk in ALM's global newsroom. Grad school: Newhouse Syracuse. Contact: [email protected]. On Twitter: @SjosephWriter
