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Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 169 creates an expedited actions process for lawsuits in which all claimants affirmatively plead that they seek only monetary damages aggregating $100,000 or less. That does not mean, however, that every case where a plaintiff seeks damages of that amount will be expedited, as a plaintiff seeking to recover uninsured/underinsured motorist (“UIM) benefits from State Farm Automobile Insurance Company has learned.

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