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Texas Lawyer

$1.1B Texas Pipeline Projects to Ship Gas to Mexico

The law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised an international bank syndicate in the more than $1.1 billion limited recourse project financing for a pair of natural gas pipelines that will run from a hub in southwest Texas to locations on the U.S./Mexico border.
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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Kagan Says Scalia's 'Historic' | Sotomayor's Regrets

Justice Antonin Scalia will "go down as one of the most important, most historic figures on the court," Justice Elena Kagan says. Meanwhile, Justice Sonia Sotomayor regrets not being a law clerk. And a federal jury resumes deliberations Wednesday in the conspiracy trial of a former energy executive in West Virginia. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
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New York Law Journal

Allco Finance Ltd. v. Klee

By | November 17, 2015
PURPA's Private Right of Action Bars Firm From Bringing Claims to Vindicate Rights Under PURPA
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Texas Lawyer

10th Circuit Holds Master Limited Partnership Citizenship Based on Individual Unitholders

Recently, in a case of first impression at the appellate level, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in "Grynberg v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners" that the citizenship of a master limited partnership is to be determined by looking to the citizenship of each unitholder.
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Texas Lawyer

Discovery Fight in Alleged Insurance Kickback Case

Filing a motion to compel document production against opposing parties and nonparties can be a real balancing act when the same parties are involved in multiple lawsuits that essentially revolve around the same core issues.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Schneiderman Finds Peabody Statements on Climate Change Misleading

Peabody Energy, the world's biggest private-sector coal company, violated New York laws with misleading statements to investors and the public about the financial risks from climate change and potential regulatory responses, New York's attorney general said Monday.
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Texas Lawyer

Lion Oil Scores $71M Jury Verdict in Exxon Pipeline Rupture Case

Lion Oil Co. recently won an extended lawsuit in federal court in Arkansas against its insurers related to claims stemming from a ruptured pipeline owned and operated by an ExxonMobil subsidiary.
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Texas Lawyer

How Disruptive Technology Can Provide Money-Making Emissions Reductions

While environmental protection frequently is called a "job killer," new technologies and financial and business models are turning this view on its head.
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Texas Lawyer

Trends and Issues with 'DrillCo' Transactions

"DrillCo" deals have historically been bespoke, limited only by the collective imagination of the parties. However, within the last six months, common themes have developed with respect to key structural elements.
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New York Law Journal

State and City Join Coalition to Defend 'Clean Power Plan'

By | November 05, 2015
New York's attorney general has joined a coalition of 24 states, cities and counties seeking to help defend a federal plan to require power plants to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
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