Exxon Corporation and Exxon Texas, Inc. v. Emerald Oil & Gas Company, L.C. and Laurie T. Miesch

December 17, 2010 Mr. Shannon H. Ratliff Ratliff Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 600 Congress Ave., Suite 3100 Austin, Tx 78701-2984 Ms. Eileen F. O'Neill Ware, Jackson, Lee & Chambers, L.L.P. America Tower, 42nd Floor 2929 Allen Parkway Houston, TX 77019-7101 Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Hankinson Levinger LLP 750 N. St. Paul St., Suite 1800 Dallas, TX 75201 Mr. David P. Wilson Provost & Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P. P.O. Box 4905 Beaumont, TX 77704 RE: Case Number: 05-1076 Court of Appeals Number: 13-00-00104-CV Trial Court Number: 96-7-8148 Style: EXXON CORPORATION AND EXXON TEXAS, INC. v. EMERALD OIL & GAS COMPANY, L.C. AND LAURIE T. MIESCH, ET AL. Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in the above- referenced cause. The Court's opinion of March 27, 2009 is withdrawn and the opinion of this date is substituted. You may obtain a copy of the opinion at: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp. If you would like the opinion by email, please contact Claudia Jenks at claudia.jenks@txcourts.gov or call (512)463-1312 ext. 41367. (Justice Guzman and Justice Lehrmann not sitting) Sincerely, [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk Enclosure |cc:|Ms. Cathy Wilborn | | |Ms. Ruby Garcia | | |Mr. William Guy Arnot | | |III | | |Mr. John B. McFarland | | |Mr. Everard A. | | |Marseglia Jr. | | |Mr. Zachary S. Brady | | |Mr. William F. Warnick| | | | | |Mr. Keith Strama | | |Ms. Jacqueline L | | |Weaver |