Texas High Court Says Joint Venture Provision Does Not Limit Excess Coverage

Mealey's (January 28, 2019, 2:05 PM EST) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas high court on Jan. 25 reversed an appeals court’s ruling that an exception to a policy’s joint venture provision limits coverage after determining that the provision does not limit excess coverage for defense costs incurred by an insured seeking coverage for damages incurred as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (Anadarko Petroleum Corp., et al. v. Houston Casualty Co., et al., No. 16-1013, Texas Sup.,  2019 Tex. LEXIS 53)....