Oil & Gas, Employees

Texas Appeals Court Finds Project Owner Excluded From Coverage as Claimants’ Statutory Employer

Carlton Fields on 4/14/2025

On April 3, 2025, a Texas state appeals court reversed a trial court order awarding Exxon Mobil $25 million under an umbrella insurance policy issued by Lexington Insurance Co. to Brock Services Ltd. The appeals court found...more

Asbestos Exposure Widespread at Oil and Gas Job Sites in Texas

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC on 8/8/2024

Workers at asbestos job sites in the state of Texas may be at risk of developing mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, or other diseases as a result of asbestos exposure....more

Who is responsible for the negligence of the “company man” on the well?

Gray Reed on 12/14/2023

Parkman v. W&T Offshore, Inc., et al features two contractors playing hot potato over liability for a company man’s alleged negligence. The takeaway: Write your Master Service Agreement to address your liability concerns, and...more

LOIA Does Not Apply to a Salt Mine Operation

Gray Reed on 2/7/2023

The issue in QBE Syndicate 1036 v. Compass Minerals Louisiana, LLC was whether the scope of the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnification Act applies to operations involving salt mining? QBE issued a commercial general...more

Texas Court Addresses MSA Indemnity Obligations

Gray Reed on 7/21/2022

At issue in RKI Exploration and Production LLC v. AmeriFlow Energy Services LLC and Crescent Services, LLC. were two Master Service Agreements. RKI was the operator of a well in Loving County; AmeriFlow and Crescent were...more

Forgery May Not Constitute “Theft” Under an Employee Dishonesty Coverage

Cozen O'Connor on 8/9/2016

Ruling in favor of the insurer on a motion for summary judgment, on July 29, 2016 the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that under the terms of a commercial crime policy, proof of a forgery by the insured’s employee in...more