Legal Opinion
Dresser Industries, Inc. v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided June 10, 2003No. 06-02-00113-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice CARTER.
Background
In 1989, Dresser Industries, Inc. was sued by Parker and Parsley for fraud and negligence in providing well servicing operations. Dresser defended the federal court suit and was found liable for both fraud and negligence, and was assessed damages of $185 million. However, the federal court case was reversed. A similar suit was then filed in state court. The case was settled with Parker and Parsley for $115 million. By this time, Dresser called on its insurance companies to provide coverage for the Parker and Parsley claims. Dresser also had an excess…
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