Choice Exploration Inc et al v. Gemini Insurance Company et al

  1. September 13, 2023

    Oil Well Owner Gets $1M Atty Fees But Loses $6M In Win

    A Texas federal judge awarded an oil well owner more than $1 million in attorney fees but reduced a jury award by nearly $6 million to comply with the state's insurance code after a Berkley Insurance Co. unit was found liable for $7.8 million in connection with an oil well blowout.

  2. July 27, 2023

    Oil Well Owners Seek $1M Atty Fees After $7.8M Coverage Win

    Companies that co-owned an oil well that experienced a blowout asked a Texas federal court to grant them more than $1 million in attorney fees after a jury found that a Berkley unit is liable for roughly $7.8 million in damages relating to the blowout.

  3. May 22, 2023

    Jury Finds Insurer Liable For $7.8M In Oil Well Coverage Spat

    A jury in Texas federal court found that a Berkley Insurance Co. unit is liable for roughly $7.8 million in damages in a coverage fight stemming from a 2015 oil well blowout.

  4. May 16, 2023

    Oil Co.'s Bad Faith Claim Doesn't Hold Up, Insurer Says

    An insurer asked a Texas federal court to throw out an oil driller's "alleged separate" bad faith claim relating to the insurer's refusal to consent to an assignment of an insurance claim, asserting that the oil driller hasn't even alleged that the insurer breached the anti-assignment provision.

  5. May 03, 2023

    Insurer Gets Partial Win In Oil Well Coverage Dispute

    An oil drilling company's insurer scored a partial victory when a Texas federal court cleared away some of the company's claims, including the allegation that the insurer declared that it would not cover a redrill of a blown out well, in breach of its contract.

  6. April 19, 2023

    Energy Co. Can Remain In Oil Well Coverage Spat, Court Says

    A Texas federal court rejected an insurer's request to reconsider its decision to bring back an energy company to a coverage dispute over a well restoration, saying the motion attempts to add new arguments to the suit that are better suited for a new or amended summary judgment motion.

  7. March 08, 2023

    Oil Co. Can't Back Up Breach Of Contract Claim, Insurer Says

    An insurer asked a Texas federal court to reject an oil driller's breach of contract claim in a dispute over coverage of a well restoration, saying the company hasn't shown why the insurer had a duty to preapprove any method of well restoration under the policy.

  8. October 13, 2022

    Oil Co. Says Insurer Breached Policy By Nixing Redrill Plan

    An oil driller urged a Texas federal court to keep alive its breach of contract claim against its insurer over remediation costs related to a blown-out oil well, saying the insurer was unreasonable by refusing to accept the company's plan to redrill.

  9. September 20, 2022

    Insurer Calls Oil Driller's Reading Of Policy Unreasonable

    An insurer asked a Texas federal court to toss an oil drilling company's breach of contract claims against it, arguing its policy didn't require the insurer to preapprove costs the company incurred in restoring a blown-out gas well.

  10. September 16, 2022

    Insurer Can't Void Oil Driller's Policy, Texas Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge rejected an insurer's bid to have an oil drilling company's policy rescinded, finding that the company didn't violate an anti-assignment provision by transferring its interests in a blown out well to another entity.