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A Texas appellate court has affirmed a trial court’s decision rejecting a lawsuit against an insurer by two plaintiffs who had obtained a default judgment against the insured, reasoning that the plaintiffs’ action had to fail because the insured had not notified the insurer of the plaintiffs’ lawsuit against her.