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No. 25-0461
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IN RE ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, GUIDEONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY; CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON AND COMPANY MARKET, SUBSCRIBING TO POLICY NO. PTNAM2206330; STARSTONE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; STARR SPECIALITY LINES INSURANCE AGENCY, LLC; AND SHELF OPCO BERMUDA LTD. FOR AND ON BEHALF OF FIDELIS INSURANCE BERMUDA LTD.

A mandamus petition was filed on May 28, 2025. Oral argument was held on February 10, 2026. A decision is still pending.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:5th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Denied
COA Docket No.:05-24-01401-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Bonne Lee Goldstein

Trial Court

Trial Court:14th District Court
County:Dallas
Trial Judge:Honorable Eric Moye
Trial Docket:DC-24-10519

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2026-02-10 Oral argument  
2026-01-26 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2026-01-22 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2026-01-22 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2026-01-22 Call received  
2026-01-22 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2026-01-22 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2026-01-22 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2026-01-12 Call received  
2026-01-09 Motion to re-set submission date disposed   Denied
2025-12-23 Motion to re-set submission date filed.  
2025-12-19 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
2025-12-19 Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed Case set for oral argument
2025-12-19 Mandamus Set to Argue
2025-12-11 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-11-21 Case Record Filed  
2025-11-21 Reply Brief (Relator)  
2025-11-06 Brief on the Merits (Real Parties in Interest)  
2025-10-23 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-10-23 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-09-30 Brief on the Merits (Relator)  
2025-09-05 Brief on the Merits Ordered  
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between July 16, 2025 and September 5, 2025.  
2025-07-16 Response to Motion filed  
2025-07-16 Call received  
2025-07-15 Motion to Stay Filed  
2025-06-24 Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Relator)  
2025-06-05 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2025-06-03 Case forwarded to Court
2025-05-28 Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  
2025-05-28 Case Record Filed  
2025-05-28 Case Record Filed  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
ACE American Insurance Company, et al.
Mr. Charles Cowan
Mr. Charles T. Frazier Jr.
Ms. Jocelyn Cubbon DeMars
Ms. Lisa M. Henderson
Mr. Adam Shniderman
Relator
Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America; Nuveen Alternatives Advisors, LLC; and USCIF Pinnacle Building B, LLC
Mr. Peter David Laun
Mr. Tatum Lowe
Real Party In Interest

Amicus Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
American Property Casualty Insurance Association
Mr. Levon G. Hovnatanian
 
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