EXCESS UNDERWRITERS v. FRANK'S CASING CREW

No. 02-0730.

246 S.W.3d 42 (2008)

EXCESS UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON and Certain Companies Subscribing Severally but not Jointly to Policy No. 548/TA4011F01, Petitioners, v. FRANK'S CASING CREW & RENTAL TOOLS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Shawn Stephens, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, Fred A. Simpson, Jackson Walker, L.L.P., Houston, TX, G. Andrew Veazey, Huval Veazey Felder & Aertker, LLC, Lafayette, LA, Patrick J. Wielinski, Cokinos Bosien & Young, Arlington, Kent Hance, Hance Scarborough Wright Woodward & Weisbart LLP, E. Lee Parsley, E. Lee Parsley, P.C., Austin, Trevor Boyd Hall, Dallas, L. Hayes Fuller III, Naman Howell Smith & Lee LLP, Waco, James R. Old Jr., Germer & Gertz, L.L.P., Beaumont, E. Thomas Bishop, Bishop & Hummert, P.C., Dallas, Christopher Benjamin Dove, Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP, Houston, David Taubenfeld, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Dallas Fred C. Bosse, Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.

J. Clifton Hall III, Natalie Jerae Carlson, Karen Klaas Milhollin, Westmoreland Hall, P.C., J. James Cooper, Gardere Wynne Sewell & Riggs, Houston, TX, for Petitioners.

Tracy C. Temple, Warren W. Harris, Bracewell & Giuliani, L.L.P., William Fred Hagans, Carl D. Kulhanek Jr., Hagans Burdine Montgomery Rustay & Winchester, Christopher W. Martin, Martin Disiere Jefferson & Wisdom, Houston, TX, Greg Abbott, Austin, for Respondent.


Justice O'NEILL delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice MEDINA, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT.

On January 6, 2006, we granted respondent's motion for rehearing. We now withdraw our opinion issued May 27, 2005, and substitute the following.

In Texas, an insurer that settles a claim against its insured when coverage is disputed may seek reimbursement from the insured should coverage later be determined not to exist...

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