EXXONMOBIL v. NAT'L UNION FIRE INSURANCE

No. 21-0936.

672 S.W.3d 415 (2023)

EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, and Starr Indemnity & Liability Insurance Company, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: April 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Edelman , Harold K. Watson , Houston, for Respondent Starr Indemnity & Liability Co.

Lynne Liberato , Nicholas M. Bruno , David M. Gunn , Houston, Ernest Martin Jr. , William A. Feldman , Joshua S. Smith , Houston, Micah Ethan Skidmore , Dallas, Michael P. Morris , Houston, for Petitioner.

Kelli Bills , Anne McGowan Johnson , Dallas, for Amicus Curiae The Texas Oil and Gas Association.

Marvin C. Moos , Houston, Amicus Curiae International Association of Drilling Contractors.

Thomas C. Wright , Kristen W. Kelly , Darin Lee Brooks , Brian E. Waters , Kenneth J. Fair , Michael J. Adams-Hurta , Houston, for Respondent National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA.

George Scott Christian , for Amicus Curiae Texas Civil Justice League.


The law of this State has long recognized that the terms of a separate contract may be incorporated by reference into an insurance policy if that reference is clearly manifested in the terms of the policy itself. This clear-manifestation requirement, along...

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