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Texas Lawyer

Suit Sparks Brawl Over $589K in Attorney Fees

In something of a hollow victory, two Texas oil companies recently won a jury trial in a landman case fought in Dallas County, yet the jury failed to award the winning parties their respective attorney fees that together total approximately $600,000.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Constitution Pipeline Co., LLC v. A Permanent Easement for 0.37 Acres

No Due Diligence in Attempts to Serve Process; Easement Condemnation Complaint Dismissed
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

McClure v. Brann, PICS Case No. 15-1058 (Pa. Super. June 30, 2015) (memorandum) Musmanno, J. (12 pages).

A legal malpractice claim arising from incorrect advice of the transfer of mineral rights was barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel where the issue of whether the transfer was knowingly and willfully made had been previously litigated in a prior divorce proceeding. Order of the trial court affirmed.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC v. New York State Department of State

Dismissal of Challenge to Habitat Designation For Hudson River at Nuclear Plant Affirmed
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

EPA's Intensifying Efforts Under the Clean Water Act

In recent years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has intensified its enforcement focus under the Clean Water Act to mitigate the pollution of smaller bodies of water, large rivers, lakes and bays. In accordance with this intensified focus, the EPA has proposed and enacted several rules that substantially expand the EPA's oversight over U.S. waterways, streams, wetlands and smaller bodies of water.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Proposed Rulemaking for Oil and Gas Surface Activities

Over the past decade, the oil and gas production landscape in Pennsylvania has evolved rapidly. The industry's use of modern-day hydraulic fracturing techniques to extract natural gas from subsurface formations has enabled gas development projects to proliferate in the state, expanding into new areas and generating a variety of economic benefits.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Many Benefits of Combined Heat and Power

Large energy users such as industrial facilities, hospitals, apartment complexes and universities seeking energy resiliency, stability in energy prices and the ability to operate independent of the grid are increasingly turning toward combined heat and power, or CHP, facilities to meet at least a portion of their energy needs.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fierce Lender Feud in Dune Energy Bankruptcy

Infighting among creditor groups recently erupted in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by Houston-based Dune Energy and its related affiliates.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kachina Seeks Rehearing in Gas Compression Fees Case

Seeking another bite at the apple with the Texas Supreme Court after its recent loss, Kachina Pipeline recently filed a motion for rehearing in the case.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Class Action Suit Against Exxon Subsidiary Alleges Gas Royalty Rip-Offs

A group of natural gas royalty owners in Western Pennsylvania are fighting mad and accusing Texas-based XTO Energy, Exxon Mobil Corporation's subsidiary, of messing around with their royalty payments.
3 minute read

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