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How Parties with Interest May Be Affected By O&G Bankruptcies

With the increasing financial instability in the oil and gas industry, it has become essential for parties in interest to understand how their rights may be affected by a counter-party's bankruptcy.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Wright v. Misty Mountain Farm, LLC, PICS Case No. 15-1612 (Pa. Super. Oct. 9, 2015) Jenkins, J. (13 pages).

By | November 03, 2015
In dispute over ownership of subsurface rights, trial court properly granted summary judgment to appellees, successors in interest to grantors in 1950 deed, because a provision in the 1950 deed for a 1949 oil and gas lease was an exception and the grantors retained ownership of the rights and passed them to their successors in interest. Affirmed.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dealing With Energy MLPs in Today's Volatile Market

Hillary Holmes and James Chenoweth, partners in the Houston office of Baker Botts, discuss how master limited partnerships are being affected by today's low oil prices.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lifetime Achiever: Ernest Smith

By | November 02, 2015
Ernest Smith is the Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural Resources Law at the University of Texas School of Law and one of the leading scholars on Texas oil and gas law.
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Texas Lawyer

Barge Owner Sues Colliding Vessel's Insurer for Oil Spill Expenses

After a collision that occurred in March 22, 2014, that caused a release of about 168,000 gallons of fuel oil in the Houston Ship Channel, Kirby Inland Marine, the owner and operator of the towing vessel M/V MISS SUSAN and its two barges that were involved in the collision, has filed a suit against the Shipowners Insurance and Guaranty Company (SIGCo), which is the insurer for the M/V SUMMER WIND, the bulk carrier owned by Sea Galaxy Marine S.A.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Baker Botts to Open SF Office

The new outpost, to be headed by a Dallas transplant, will work closely with the firm's exisiting Palo Alto office, firm leaders said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs Suing EMCs Blast Retired U.S. Judge for 'Cut-and-Pasted' Special Master Report

Lawyers for the plaintiffs in a high-stakes lawsuit against some of Georgia's power cooperatives have asked that a retired federal judge be removed as special master because he lifted large chunks of the defendants' legal writings in recommending the plaintiffs' case be dismissed.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

SCOTX to Hear ERG Resources' Case Over Failed $45M Acquisition

ERG Resources' failed acquisition of Ramshorn, an oil and gas company formed with exploration assets in Colombia, has led to a lawsuit on the grounds of tortious interference that is poised to be heard by the Texas Supreme Court.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Austin Lawyer Convicted in PEC Scandal Resigns Law License

Walter Demond, an Austin lawyer who was convicted years ago for money laundering and misapplication of fiduciary property, has resigned his law license rather than face disbarment.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dealing With Energy MLPs in Today's Volatile Market

Hillary Holmes and James Chenoweth, partners in the Houston office of Baker Botts, discuss how master limited partnerships are being affected by today's low oil prices.
5 minute read

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