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House Bill 40: The Texas Legislature's Response to Denton's Fracking Ban

The most notable impact of H.B. 40 is its express prohibition of local fracking bans.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Class Certification Granted in Halliburton Securities Fraud Case

The plaintiffs in this case have traveled a long and winding road–including two treks to the U.S. Supreme Court—in their quest to be compensated for what they allege are fraudulent actions by Houston-based Halliburton Company.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Merger Forms $113B Energy Alternative Asset Manager

Under the terms of the agreement, Ares will provide $2.55 billion in consideration, the majority of which will be in the form of Ares Operating Group Units.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fisher v. Powell, PICS Case No. 15-1088 (Pa. Super. July 7, 2015) (memorandum) Shogan, J. (11 pages).

Appellant had breached an oil and gas lease whose terms required drilling of two wells that produced in marketable quantities, where appellant failed to open a second producing well within the time period prescribed by the lease. Order of the trial court affirmed.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Tulalip Tribes v. Suquamish Tribe (United States)

3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Unhappy Crestwood Midstream Unitholders Sue Board for Lowballing Company in Merger

A number of Crestwood Midstream unitholders are not pleased with what they allege are breaches of fiduciary duty by the members of the company's board of directors in connection with a proposed merger with Crestwood Equity.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

5th Circuit Upholds Texas Air Quality Flex Permit Program

Created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment, the EPA was put in the posture in this case, Environmental Integrity Project et al v. EPA, of defending the state implementation plan (SIP) that it had formerly fought against in 2012 in the earlier case, Texas v. EPA.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Ridgewood Energy Develops $1.9B Fund for Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Ridgewood Energy Corporation is ready to take plunge once again by putting together its third private equity fund to bankroll finding and developing new oil reserves in the deepwater areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Insurance Coverage for Nuisance Claims in the Oil Patch

Frustrated property owners are increasingly bringing nuisance claims based on bright lights, loud noises, traffic, dust, odors, wastewater and other effects of these activities.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Castaic Lake Water Agency v. Newhall County Water District

3 minute read

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