Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. v. Benchmark Electrical Solutions, Inc., Control Insulation Services, Inc., Inspection Associates, Inc., Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, Marquez Construction & Maintenance, LLC, Texas Gamma Ray, LLC, Global Welding Services, Inc., DanCar Energy Construction, Lexicon, Inc. and Targa Southern Delaware LLC

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedApril 22, 2021
Docket08-21-00039-CV
StatusPublished

This text of Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. v. Benchmark Electrical Solutions, Inc., Control Insulation Services, Inc., Inspection Associates, Inc., Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, Marquez Construction & Maintenance, LLC, Texas Gamma Ray, LLC, Global Welding Services, Inc., DanCar Energy Construction, Lexicon, Inc. and Targa Southern Delaware LLC (Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. v. Benchmark Electrical Solutions, Inc., Control Insulation Services, Inc., Inspection Associates, Inc., Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, Marquez Construction & Maintenance, LLC, Texas Gamma Ray, LLC, Global Welding Services, Inc., DanCar Energy Construction, Lexicon, Inc. and Targa Southern Delaware LLC) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals of Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. v. Benchmark Electrical Solutions, Inc., Control Insulation Services, Inc., Inspection Associates, Inc., Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, Marquez Construction & Maintenance, LLC, Texas Gamma Ray, LLC, Global Welding Services, Inc., DanCar Energy Construction, Lexicon, Inc. and Targa Southern Delaware LLC, (Tex. Ct. App. 2021).

Opinion

ACCEPTED 08-21-00039-CV EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS 08-21-00039-CV EL PASO, TEXAS 4/22/2021 2:46 PM ELIZABETH G. FLORES CLERK KRISTEN BATES Phone Number: 281-367-1222 Fax Number: 281-210-1361 FILED IN kbates@thestrongfirm.com 8th COURT OF APPEALS EL PASO, TEXAS April 22, 2021 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM ELIZABETH G. FLORES Clerk

Sent Via Electronic Filing

Court of Appeals Eighth District of Texas El Paso County Courthouse 500 E. San Antonio Ave., Suite 1203 El Paso, Texas 79901-2408

Re: Court of Appeals Number: 08-21-00039-CV Trial Court Case Number: P-12305-B-112-CV

Style: Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. v. Benchmark Electrical Solutions, Inc., Control Insulation Services, Inc., Inspection Associates, Inc., Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, Marquez Construction & Maintenance, LLC, Texas Gamma Ray, LLC, Global Welding Services, Inc., DanCar Energy Construction, Lexicon, Inc. and Targa Southern Delaware LLC

Dear Chief Justice:

Appellee, Inspection Associates, Inc. is in support of the request for mediation for the above-referenced cause. If possible, Inspection Associates, Inc. prefers to attend mediation remotely, via telephone or teleconference.

Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter and please feel free to contact our office should you have any question.

Sincerely,

THE STRONG FIRM P.C.

/s/Kristen Bates By: Kristen Bates 1790 Hughes Landing Boulevard, Suite 200 ∙ The Woodlands, TX 77380 ∙ phone 281-367-1222 ∙ fax 281-210-1361 ∙ kbates@thestrongfirm.com Ltr to Court of Appeals Page 2 of 3

cc: Toni Scott Reed Charles E. Wear, Jr. Christopher R. Ward Law Offices of Charles E. Wear, Clark Hill Strasburger LLP Jr., PC 901 Main Street, Suite 4400 and 1811 W. Park Row Dallas, Texas 75202 Arlington, Texas 76013 toni.reed@clarkhillstrasburger.com charles@wear-law.com christopher.ward@clarkhillstrasburger.com Counsel for Benchmark Electrical Counsel for Accredited Surety & Casualty Solutions, Inc.

Mel Smith T.Ragon Richey Law Offices of Mel Smith, Esq. T.R. Richey Law Firm, PC 5315-B Cypress Creek Parkway, #125 7015 Snider Plaza, Suite 203 Houston, Texas 77069-4410 Dallas, Texas 75205 mel@mlsesq.com trr@trricheylawfirm.com Counsel for Control Insulation Services Counsel for Sunstate Equipment LLC Company

Shane M. Bebout Richard A. Simmons Todd Barron Thomason Hudman & Bebout Waldron & Schneider 3800 East 42nd Street, Suite 409 15150 Middlebrook Drive Odessa, Texas 79762-5982 Houston, Texas 77058 SBebout@toddlawfirm.com rsimmons@ws-law.com Counsel for Marquez Construction & Counsel for Texas Gamma Ray, Maintenance, LLC LLC dba TGR Industrial Services

Scott J. Davenport Robert M. Lovein Davenport Law Firm, PC Lovein Ribman PC 2009 Lubbock Street 1225 Main Street, Suite 102 Houston, Texas 77007 Grapevine, Texas 76051 scottd@davenport-law.com rlovein@loveinribman.com Counsel for Global Welding Service, Inc. Counsel for Dancar Energy Construction, LLC Ltr to Court of Appeals Page 3 of 3

W.Jason Walker Amy K. Wolfshohl Andrews Myers PC Emily A. Pendleton 1885 Saint James Place, 15th Floor 1000 Main Street, 36th Floor Houston, Texas 77056 Houston, Texas 77002 jwalker@andrewsmyers.com wolfshohl@porterhedges.com Counsel for Lexicon, Inc. pendleton@porterhedges.com Counsel for Targa Southern Delaware LLC Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Lisa Prado on behalf of Kristen Bates Bar No. 24073881 lprado@thestrongfirm.com Envelope ID: 52737996 Status as of 4/22/2021 3:21 PM MST

Associated Case Party: Global Welding Services, Inc.

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Scott Davenport scottd@davenport-law.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Targa Southern Delaware LLC

Lola Martinez lmartinez@porterhedges.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Emily APendleton ependleton@porterhedges.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Laura Folk lfolk@porterhedges.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Amy K.Wolfshohl awolfshohl@porterhedges.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Inspection Associates, Inc.

Kristen Bates kbates@thestrongfirm.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Bret L.Strong bstrong@thestrongfirm.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Case Contacts

Marianna Green magreen@clarkhill.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Accredited Casualty and Surety Company, Inc.

Name

Toni Scottreed Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Lisa Prado on behalf of Kristen Bates Bar No. 24073881 lprado@thestrongfirm.com Envelope ID: 52737996 Status as of 4/22/2021 3:21 PM MST

Associated Case Party: Accredited Casualty and Surety Company, Inc.

Chris Ward cward@clarkhill.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Texas Gamma Ray, LLC

Richard A.Simmons rsimmons@ws-law.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC

T. RagonRichey trr@trricheylawfirm.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Marquez Construction & Maintenance, LLC

Shane M.Bebout sbebout@toddlawfirm.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Janie M.Whitfield janie@toddlawfirm.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Benchmark Electrical Solutions, Inc.

Charles E.Wear, Jr. charles@wear-law.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: DanCar Energy Construction

Robert M.Lovein rlovein@loveinribman.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Lisa Prado on behalf of Kristen Bates Bar No. 24073881 lprado@thestrongfirm.com Envelope ID: 52737996 Status as of 4/22/2021 3:21 PM MST

Associated Case Party: Lexicon, Inc.

W. JasonWalker jwalker@andrewsmyers.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: Control Insulation Services, Inc.

Mel Smith mel@mlsesq.com 4/22/2021 2:46:25 PM SENT

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Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. v. Benchmark Electrical Solutions, Inc., Control Insulation Services, Inc., Inspection Associates, Inc., Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, Marquez Construction & Maintenance, LLC, Texas Gamma Ray, LLC, Global Welding Services, Inc., DanCar Energy Construction, Lexicon, Inc. and Targa Southern Delaware LLC, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/accredited-surety-and-casualty-company-inc-v-benchmark-electrical-texapp-2021.