Texas lawyer who filed fraudulent hail-damage lawsuits sentenced to 5 years
A former attorney who took advantage of Texas hailstorms to file fraudulent roof claims lawsuits will serve five years in prison, a Tarrant County judge decided Friday.
R. Kent Livesay will also be required to surrender his law license, testify against other participants in the scheme and pay restitution to his victims.
A Texas Department of Insurance investigation found multiple cases where Livesay filed lawsuits against home-insurance companies without the knowledge or consent of the homeowners.
The State Bar of Texas' disciplinary commission previously found that Livesay violated professional-conduct rules by sending case-runners to solicit clients with homes damaged by hail.
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