SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES v. SONIC PETROLEUM

No. 11-10-00067-CV.

328 S.W.3d 623 (2010)

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. and SESI, LLC, Appellants, v. SONIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, LTD. and Lonnie's Well Service Co., General Partner, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

November 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harper Estes , B. Blue Hyatt , Lynch Chappell & Alsup, P.C., Midland, for appellants.

J. Ken Nunley , Kelly Putney Rogers , Randal Patterson , Ryan C. Reed , George Ann Maixner , The Nunley Firm, LLP, Boerne, Randal Patterson , Odessa, for appellees.

Panel consists of WRIGHT, C.J., McCALL, J., and STRANGE, J.


OPINION

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

In this interlocutory appeal, Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Superior) and SESI, LLC (SESI) appeal the trial court's orders overruling their special appearance motions. The record demonstrates that both companies have the requisite contacts with Texas and that jurisdiction over them in the underlying suit would not violate constitutional guarantees of substantive due process. We affirm.

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