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Great Oaks Water Company v. Santa Clara Valley Water District

By | March 27, 2015
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

State Bills Would Stop Cities' Regulation of O&G Operations

The recent passage of these bills has opponents complaining that if they do become law, Texas cities could end up with drilling operations right next to homes, day care centers or hospitals.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Considers Challenge to Storm Water Discharge Permits

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow writes: An important environmental regulatory case has been winding its way through the New York court system for several years, and now the Court of Appeals finally will decide whether the federal Clean Water Act was violated when a general permit governing discharges from municipal separate storm sewer systems was approved by the state.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

PDC Energy Settles for $37.5 Million in Class Action

After years of hard-fought litigation, a case pitting PDC Energy against a group of investors who claimed they were "duped" into approving a cash-out merger of their interests in 12 O&G limited partnerships for a fraction of their true value was finally resolved.
3 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Justices Debate Costs and Benefits of EPA Pollution Rules

The Obama administration's ambitious effort to reduce power plant pollution underwent tough scrutiny Wednesday as the U.S. Supreme Court debated whether the Environment Protection Agency should have given more consideration to the costs involved in writing its regulations.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Lawyer Too Busy for Arbitration Sued

Fred Hagans said his energy company client sued Daniel Woods and his law firm after they dropped it as a client a week before an arbitration hearing, which led to a $3.8 million being levied against it.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Little Direct Impact Expected From Federal Fracking Rules

A new set of rules governing hydraulic fracturing on public and tribal lands likely will not impact Pennsylvania directly, observers said, but it does set the stage for future regulation at the state level.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trade Secrets in the Oil Patch: Oil Prices Down, Trade Secret Disputes Up

Texas has a number of statutes that companies can deploy to protect their trade secrets. Put an action plan in gear now. A trade secret once lost is lost forever.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New Fracking Fuss Over Federal Rules for Public and Tribal Lands

Two oil and gas industry groups wasted no time digging in and suing the federal government over its new effort to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian lands.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Firm Finance: Porter Hedges Sees Huge Revenue Growth

The Houston law firm brought in $74 million in 2014, posting the second best year in the firm's 37- year history, said managing partner Rob Reedy.
2 minute read

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