Angela Neville

December 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

In the case The Huff Energy Fund v. Longview Energy Company recently reviewed by the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals, the Longview Energy Company lost its fight against two of its directors and others for alledgedly breaching their fiduciary obligations by taking a corporate opportunity that belonged to Longview.

By Angela Neville

4 minute read

December 01, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

In the case The Huff Energy Fund v. Longview Energy Company recently reviewed by the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals, the Longview Energy Company lost its fight against two of its directors and others for alledgedly breaching their fiduciary obligations by taking a corporate opportunity that belonged to Longview.

By Angela Neville

4 minute read

November 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Trustee Andrew N. Vara recently requested that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi deny the fee request of the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, one of the law firms representing Samson Resources Corp., in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court case to support of his position.

By Angela Neville

3 minute read

November 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The U.S. Trustee Andrew N. Vara recently requested that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher S. Sontchi deny the fee request of the law firm Kirkland & Ellis, one of the law firms representing Samson Resources Corp., in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court case to support of his position.

By Angela Neville

3 minute read

November 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Houston-based ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (ATP O&G) and its subsidiary, ATP Infrastructure Partners, (ATP-IP) recently seized a chance to settle a civil environmental enforcement action brought against them by the federal government on the grounds of polluting the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

By Angela Neville

5 minute read

November 30, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, which is a subsidiary of the Houston-based Kinder Morgan, recently filed a certificate application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its proposed $5 billion Northeast Energy Direct Project.

By Angela Neville

4 minute read

November 25, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court recently consented to review a a petition for a writ of mandamus filed in December 2014 by a Schlumberger subsidiary, M-I LLC, d/b/a M-I SWACO, related to ruling in a trade secrets dispute against National Oilwell Varco in a Harris County District Court.

By Angela Neville

6 minute read

November 25, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court recently consented to review a a petition for a writ of mandamus filed in December 2014 by a Schlumberger subsidiary, M-I LLC, d/b/a M-I SWACO, related to ruling in a trade secrets dispute against National Oilwell Varco in a Harris County District Court.

By Angela Neville

6 minute read

November 24, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Houston-based ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (ATP O&G) and its subsidiary, ATP Infrastructure Partners, (ATP-IP) recently seized a chance to settle a civil environmental enforcement action brought against them by the federal government on the grounds of polluting the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

By Angela Neville

5 minute read

November 24, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, which is a subsidiary of the Houston-based Kinder Morgan, recently filed a certificate application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its proposed $5 billion Northeast Energy Direct Project.

By Angela Neville

4 minute read