Angela Webster represents clients in all aspects of litigation, from inception to resolution in the trial court and on appeal. Angela has first and second chair trial and arbitration experience, and she has handled appeals for both appellants and appellees. Angela’s practice focuses on insurance coverage and litigation, and she regularly prepares written coverage opinions for insurance carriers involving various types of policies, including commercial general liability, architects and engineers’ professional liability, professional negligence, oil and gas operations and pollution, and commercial auto policies. She has represented clients in connection with legal malpractice claims, insurance coverage disputes, maritime contract matters, enforcement of written settlement agreements, and other commercial disputes. Angela assists clients in navigating complex insurance coverage issues and avoiding extracontractual liability.
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Notable Work
Represented insurance carrier in connection with intervention in ongoing litigation to enforce a settlement agreement resolving the suit
Defense of insurance carrier against insured’s inflated claims based on appraisal award obtained through insured’s failure to comply with the controlling provisions of the applicable policies
Obtained summary judgment in favor of client on plaintiff’s claim alleged under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act
The court granted carrier client’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, which was affirmed on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Angela has represented clients in contract disputes governed by maritime law, including representation of an owner/operator of offshore drilling rigs in breach of contract actions involving a charter agreement and a sublease of a drilling rig. She also represented a vessel owner in defending an action in arbitration alleging breach of a master service agreement brought by a vendor engaged to provide services to the vessel. Angela also represented a rig owner in defending against a suit alleging that the rig damaged a subsea pipeline when it was moved by hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
Related Professional Experience
- Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, Briefing Attorney