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Chavez Law v. Depositors Insurance — 5th Cir. (Aug 6, 2026)

No. 25-50900 Argued August 6, 2026 Published August 10, 2026; updated August 22, 2026

The Fifth Circuit considers whether a discharged personal-injury law firm can recover a claimed contingency-fee interest directly from the opposing party’s insurer. Chavez Law says Depositors paid its former client, Alejandro Soto, the entire settlement despite notice that the firm claimed forty percent. The district court dismissed the suit, holding that under Texas law the firm’s remedy ordinarily lies against its former client unless it pleads a conspiracy. Kurt Howard Kuhn of Kuhn Law will argue for Chavez Law that its assigned fee was a property interest Depositors could not ignore after notice. Patrick M. Kemp of Segal McCambridge will argue for Depositors that Texas law allows no direct claim against the insurer and the dismissal should stand.

Chavez Law v. Depositors Insurance (No. 25-50900) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued August 6, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/25/25-50900_08-06-2026.mp3
Argument listing — Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings/results?from=2026-08-05&to=2026-08-12
District-court memorandum opinion and order:https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/texas/txwdce/3%3A2024cv00158/1172786977/61/
Current appellate docket — PACER entries mirrored by Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca5/25-50900
Texas insurance-law case summary — Cox PLLC:https://coxpllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/COX-Q4-2025-Newsletter.pdf
Kurt Kuhn — Kuhn Appeals:https://kuhnappeals.com/
Kurt Kuhn — State Bar of Texas:https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?ContactID=197076&template=%2FCustomsource%2FMemberDirectory%2FMemberDirectoryDetail.cfm
Patrick M. Kemp — Segal McCambridge:https://www.segalmccambridge.com/attorneys-Patrick-Kemp.html
Attorney directory — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas:https://ecf.txwd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/addrbook.cgi?LT=K
Decision search — Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions?docket=25-50900

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