In a year dominated by the landmark cases Devon v. Sheppard and Van Dyke v. Navigator, the Texas Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas v. 1776 Energy Partners may tend to be overlooked. (Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas v. 1776 Energy Partners, 672 S.W.3d 391 (Tex. 2023).)