July 10, 2026
An insurance broker urged a Texas federal court to dismiss it from litigation alleging a group of insurers conspired to set unreasonable terms for surety bonds, arguing an oil company behind the suit failed to demonstrate the broker had a role in what the company alleged was a scheme.
March 19, 2026
A Texas federal judge found Thursday that two insurers are not entitled to receive some $105 million in collateral from Houston-based oil and gas producer W&T Offshore, approving a magistrate judge's report that noted the insurers' allegations are mere "speculation."
June 26, 2025
A Texas magistrate judge said two insurance companies should be denied their request for a preliminary injunction that would require a Houston oil company to turn over more than $100 million in collateral connected to surety bonds.
April 01, 2025
A Houston oil company has urged a federal judge to keep alive its antitrust suit against a group of insurers, saying their "ever-shifting explanations" for increased collateral demands are an attempt to cover up a price-fixing scheme.
February 13, 2025
Insurers who hold surety bonds in an oil company and have been accused of colluding with other bondholders to demand additional collateral have urged a Texas federal court to dismiss the antitrust allegations against them, saying the dispute is contractual only.