Arity, Allstate seek sanctions against Texas in first suit over state privacy law
( October 16, 2026, 19:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Allstate and Arity are seeking sanctions against the Texas attorney general, saying the state's conduct around expert witness Ronald Hill has caused delay and cost for the defendants. "The State has dragged a half-dozen defendants through almost two years of litigation over telematics and privacy, only to emerge from the close of discovery having voluntarily abandoned both its telematics expert and its privacy expert," the defendants said in a motion for financial and discovery sanctions. "Enough is enough."See attached document....
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