Choice-of-Law Dispute Over Oilfield Indemnity Obligations: Texas MSA Prevails Over Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act

SWN Production and Independence Contract Drilling sought summary judgment to enforce Texas-law indemnity and additional-insured obligations under a Master Service Agreement after St. Paul Fire and Marine denied coverage based on Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act (LOIA) voidability arguments following a 2021 Louisiana wellsite injury. The Southern District of Texas granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs, though the court's full reasoning on key issues including judicial estoppel was not available in the published excerpt.