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National Law Journal

Q&A: Look for More Oversight of MDL Lawyers in 2016

Alexandra Lahav, a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, gives her predictions about what's around the corner in 2016. Lahav, a preeminent scholar on civil procedure and complex litigation who also has taught at Yale Law School and Stanford Law School, testified before Congress last year to oppose the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015, a pending bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: SCOTUS Photo Mystery Solved | Massey Energy Prosecutor to Resign

Tony Mauro reports on the researcher who debunked the myth of the cancellation of the justices' 1924 group photo. The West Virginia prosecutor who oversaw the Massey Energy case is stepping down. And the Federal Circuit hands Cisco a patent victory. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Feds Snag Significant Tort Wins

Mass torts were at the heart of colossal legal settlements in 2015, particularly involving the federal government.
5 minute read

The Recorder

San Pablo Bay Pipeline Company, LLC v. Public Utilities Commission (Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company)

By | December 23, 2015
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New Law Lets O&G Leases Survive Mortgage Foreclosures

Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, the recently passed Texas House Bill 2207 amends the current law relating to the foreclosure sale of property subject to an oil or gas lease and provides that, if a mortgage is foreclosed, and if an oil and gas lease covering the property was entered into after the mortgage, the oil and gas lease remains in effect and is not cut off by the foreclosure.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New $1.24 Billion Partnership to Acquire Oil and Gas Assets

Houston-based Hilcorp recently announced it had formed a a new $1.24 billion partnership with private equity firm Carlyle Group to acquire and develop North American oil and gas properties.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Northern Forests II Inc. v. Keta Realty Co., PICS Case No. 15-1820 (Pa. Super. Dec. 4, 2015) Jenkins, J. (30 pages).

By | December 22, 2015
Where plaintiff failed to name certain indispensable parties in this action to quiet title (involving subsurface rights) and failed to comply with the rules of service, the trial court properly granted defendant's petition to strike a default judgment. Affirmed.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Insurers Found Liable for Exxon's $4 Million Plant Blast Settlement

The recent ruling by the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in the case involving injured workers suing oil giant ExxonMobil is instructive for insurance companies doing business in Texas that provide insurance coverage for high-risk operations in the petrochemical business.
4 minute read

The Recorder

People of the State of California ex rel. Kamala D. Harris v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

By | December 17, 2015
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

All Aboard: Railroad Commission of Texas Has a New GC

Alexander Schoch is hopping on board the Railroad Commission of Texas, a regulatory agency with jurisdiction over alternative fuel safety, natural gas utilities, surface mining and intrastate pipelines. He's been appointed general counsel.
1 minute read

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