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Fri Jun 22, 2018, 10:37 PM Jun 2018

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.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/06/22/texas-lawyer-filed-fraudulent-hail-damage-lawsuits-sentenced-five-years

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