January 29, 2024
Underwriters for a now-defunct oil services company told a Texas federal court they should not pay a $10.6 million underlying judgment to two companies over drainage losses to their oil wells, because the defunct company's policy excluded pollution and waste claims.
November 22, 2023
Two petroleum companies told a Texas federal court that the $10.6 million judgment they won against a now-bankrupt oil services company for damage to its oil reserves from saltwater displacement must be covered by the company's insuring underwriters, arguing that various exclusions are inapplicable.
June 14, 2023
An insurer asked a Texas federal judge to relieve it of covering an undisclosed judgment against an energy company accused of contaminating a petroleum company's well, arguing that multiple exclusions in its commercial general liability and excess liability policies bar coverage.