Mealey's (August 2, 2016, 1:26 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A cooperation clause applies to an insured’s conduct in declining a settlement in an underlying lawsuit over a faulty flex connector, a Texas federal judge ruled July 29, also finding that genuine issues of material fact exist regarding whether the insured breached that duty (Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Petroleum Solutions, Inc., et al., No. 09-0422, S.D. Texas; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99896)....