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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.
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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.
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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.
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National Law Journal

Looking For Conflicts at High Court

U.S. Supreme Court justices, aided by their staff, do their own manual checking for potential conflicts of interest, unlike lower federal judges who use more systematic methods that include computer software. The process may help explain why Justice Samuel Alito Jr. recused in an energy case argued on Oct. 14 because he owned stock in Johnson Controls Inc., while Justice Stephen Breyer participated in the argument even though his wife owned stock in the same company.
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Texas Lawyer

BP, Kinder Morgan Partner in $350M Oil Terminal Deal

Kinder Morgan has finalized agreements with BP to acquire 15 refined products terminals and associated infrastructure in the United States in a transaction valued at approximately $350 million.
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The Recorder

Green Valley Landowners Association v. City of Vallejo

By | October 19, 2015
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Texas Lawyer

Prosecutors to Wind Up Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Case After 26 Years

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law recently announced that they have decided to withdraw their 2006 request to Texas-based ExxonMobil Corporation to fund biorestoration of subsurface lingering oil patches, and, instead, bring to a close the federal and state judicial actions against Exxon and its corporate predecessors regarding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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Texas Lawyer

Halliburton Proposes Deals with Landowners in Alleged Pollution Cases

Recently Houston-based Halliburton has begun offering settlements to a number of the property owners in and near Duncan, Oklahoma, who have sued the company claiming that they had the hazardous waste perchlorate show up in their private wells because of operations conducted by a former Halliburton facility.
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Texas Lawyer

$225M Sale of Crude-to-Rail Facility

Several Texas attorneys were involved in USD Partners' recent acquisition of 100 percent of the equity interests in Casper Crude to Rail loading facility from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Cogent Energy Solutions and The Granite Peak Group for a total consideration of $225 million.
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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: SCOTUS Stock Conflict | Hastert's Plea Deal

Justice Stephen Breyer had an apparent stock conflict in this week's energy case at the Supreme Court. Dennis Hastert will plead guilty. The feds take on the Sidley Austin team representing Jill Kelley in her privacy suit tied to the David Petraeus scandal. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
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