Appellate Court Denies Attune Insurance Services’ Mandamus Petition
September 1, 2026 — Opinion issued
Ricardo Pumarejo represented Dr. Lena Speck Hopkins and Lena Speck Hopkins, M.D., P.A. in opposing a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Attune Insurance Services, LLC. The proceeding arose from litigation involving a fire at Dr. Hopkins’s Harlingen medical practice and the handling of the resulting insurance claim.
Attune sought an appellate order requiring dismissal of third-party claims under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 91a. Ricardo’s response argued that Attune had an adequate remedy by appeal because materially identical claims would remain for trial regardless of the requested dismissal.
The Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals concluded that Attune had not met its burden to obtain mandamus relief, denied the petition, and lifted the stay imposed in that proceeding. The ruling left the trial court’s denial of the Rule 91a motion in place.
The case is In re Attune Insurance Services, LLC, No. 13-26-00468-CV.