Exxonmobil Corp. v. Electrical Reliability Services, Inc.

JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case under Texas law involves a dispute between ExxonMobil .(Exxon), on one hand, and Exxon’s contractor, Electrical Reliability Services (ERS), and ERS’s insurer, Old Republic Insurance Company (ORIC), on the other. The dispute arises out of a personal injuiy lawsuit filed by an employee of a subcontractor of ERS against Exxon and ÉRS. Exxon settled that lawsuit for $2.5 million and sought reimbursement from ERS and ORIC, contending that ERS’s contractual obligation to insure Exxon as an additional insured and the insurance policy issued by ORIC…