Gemini Insurance Company and Berkley Oil & Gas Specialty Services, LLC v. Drilling Risk Management, Inc.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 21, 2015
• Docket: 04-15-00318-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Filed: 5/20/2015 3:32:42 PM Susan Jackson NO. 12-066 District Clerk Kendall County, Texas

DRILLING RISK MANAGEMENT, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT FILED IN INC. § 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Plaintiff § 05/21/2015 8:32:36 AM § KEITH E. HOTTLE § Clerk v. § § KENDALL COUNTY, TEXAS § GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY and § BERKLEY OIL & GAS SPECIALTY § SERVICES, LLC, § § Defendants § 216TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL

Defendants Gemini Insurance Company and Berkley Oil and Gas Specialty

Services, LLC file this notice of appeal and show the Court the following:

1. This appeal is from the 216th Judicial District of Kendall County, Texas, the

Honorable Bill Palmer presiding.

2. The style of the case in the trial Court is No. 12-066; Drilling Risk

Management, Inc. v. Gemini Insurance Company and Berkley Oil and Gas Specialty

Services, LLC.

3. Defendants desire to appeal from the Court’s Final Judgment, signed

February 20, 2015, together with all orders in this matter and rulings by operation of law,

including this Court’s orders on motions for summary judgment, and post-verdict and

post-judgment motions.

4. Defendants are appealing to the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio,

Texas. Respectfully submitted, WRIGHT & CLOSE, LLP

/s/ R. Russell Hollenbeck Thomas C. Wright State Bar No. 22059400 wright@wrightclose.com R. Russell Hollenbeck State Bar No. 00790901 hollenbeck@wrightclose.com Andrea G. Tindall State Bar No. 24079467 tindall@wrightclose.com One Riverway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 572-4321 (713) 572-4320 (fax)

HALL MAINES LUGRIN, P.C. George H. Lugrin, IV State Bar No. 00787930 glugrin@hallmaineslugrin.com Reece Rondon State Bar No. 00794559 rrondon@hallmaineslugrin.com Amanda J. Kujda State Bar No. 24053565 akujda@hallmaineslugrin.com Williams Tower, 64th Floor 2800 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 871-9000 (713) 871-8962 (fax)

Attorneys For Defendants, Gemini Insurance Company and Berkley Oil and Gas Specialty Services, LLC

2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served upon all known counsel of record via email, facsimile, or certified mail, return receipt requested, on May 20, 2015.

Steve Skarnulis skarnulis@cstrial.com Charles J. Cain ccain@cstrial.com CAIN & SKARNULIS, LLP 400 West 15th Street, Suite 900 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 477-5000 (512) 477-5011 (fax)

Catherine M. Stone cstone@langleybanack.com LANGLEY & BANACK, INC. 745 E. Mulberry Avenue, Suite 900 San Antonio, Texas 78212 (210) 736-6600 (210) 735-6889 (fax)

Attorneys for Plaintiff, DRMI

/s/ R. Russell Hollenbeck R. Russell Hollenbeck