PONTCHARTRAIN NATURAL GAS v. TEXAS BRINE

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leopold Z. Sher , James M. Gamer , Peter L. Hilbert, Jr. , Jeffrey D. Kessler , New Orleans, Louisiana, Robert Ryland Percy, III , Gonzales, Louisiana, Travis J. Turner , Gonzales, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellant/Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, Texas Brine Company, LLC.

Glen E. Mercer , Kourtney Twenhafel , New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee/Third-Party Defendant, Steadfast Insurance Company, as alleged insurer of Adams Resources Exploration Company.

Mary S. Johnson , Chad J. Mollere , Mandeville, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellees/Third-Party Defendants, AIG Specialty Insurance Company, Lexington Insurance Company, and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, as alleged insurers of Adams Resources Exploration Company.

Matthew J. Randazzo, III , Christopher B. Bailey , Will Montz , Lafayette, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee/Defendant/Third-Party Defendant, Browning Oil Company, Inc.

Martin A. Stern , Leigh Ann Schell , Raymond P. Ward , Jeffrey E. Richardson , Sara C. Valentine , New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellees/Defendants, Occidental Chemical Corporation Occidental Petroleum Corporation, and Oxy USA, Inc.

Roy C. Cheatwood , Kent A. Lambert , Adam B. Zuckerman , Paul C. Thibodeaux , Colleen C. Jarrott , Matthew S. Chester , Matthew C. Juneau , New Orleans, Louisiana, Tony M. Clayton , Port Allen, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee/Third-Party Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, Legacy Vulcan, LLC.

BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ.