Texas High Court Agrees To Answer 5th Circuit’s Question On 8-Corner Rule

(March 25, 2021, 2:36 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on March 19 accepted the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ invitation to address whether an exception to the eight-corner rule is applicable under Texas law for determining if an insurer has a duty to defend an insured accused of lodging a drill bit into a bore hole for a commercial irrigation well....