Gastar Exploration LTD v. U. S. Speciality Insurance Co. and Axis Insurance Co.

OPINION

J. BRETT BUSBY, Justice.

This case involves a dispute over insurance coverage for seven different lawsuits, which the parties label the Seven Gastar Suits. Appellant Gastar Exploration Ltd. was the named insured under two directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies, one providing primary coverage and the other providing excess coverage. Ap-pellee U.S. Specialty Insurance Company issued the primary policy, and appellee AXIS Insurance Company issued the excess policy. Appellees (collectively “the insurers”) each denied coverage for the Seven Gastar Suits, contending those suits…