" If your car is damaged, your insurance carrier can RECOMMEND a repair shop.  But telling you that you CAN'T or SHOULDN'T go to a certain shop is illegal under Texas state law..."

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The last avenue for relief from the strictures of Texas H.B. 1131 has been blocked off for Allstate Insurance Company as the U.S. Supreme Court turned down the company’s petition for writ of certiorari, refusing to hear further appeals. After nearly five years of fighting, it appears the collision industry and the state officials who supported them by banning tied repair shops in the state have prevailed. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans dismissed Allstate’s  request, saying the law did not violate the Constitution.

Todd Fox, who abandoned his 18 Fox Collision Repair shops in October 2007, filed for bankruptcy last month, claiming more than $7 million in debts but $4 million in assets. Fox appeared as required by law at a U.S. Trustee's office with bankruptcy attorney, Ed Nazar. Fox outlined plans to sell the company's equipment, real estate and vehicles to pay a list of creditors reported to be 100 pages long.