□ Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT March 26, 2024 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION

LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., § et al., § § Plaintiffs, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:21-CV-00990 § CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., et al., § § Defendants. § Before the Court are United States Magistrate Judge Peter Bray’s Memorandum and Recommendation filed on February 28, 2024 (Doc. #121), Defendants Roger D. Linder and General Miles Biggs, Jr.’s (collectively, the “Individual Defendants”) Objections (Doc. #122), and Plaintiff Lexon Insurance Company Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) Objections (Doc. #123). The Magistrate Judge’s findings and conclusions are reviewed de novo. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b);

(b)(1); United States v. Wilson,

(Sth Cir. 1989). Having reviewed the parties’ arguments and applicable legal authority, the Court adopts the Memorandum and Recommendation as its Order. Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment Against the Corporate Defendants and Partial Summary Judgment Against the Individual Defendants is GRANTED IN PART. Doc. #81. Specifically, Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment against Defendants Chevron U.S.A., Inc., BP America Production Company, and Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. is DENIED. However, Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against the Individual Defendants is GRANTED. Jd. Moreover, Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. #75),

BP America Production Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. #77), and Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc.,#79) are GRANTED. It is so ORDERED.

MAR 25 2024 Date The Honorabl¢ Alfred H. Bennett United States District Judge