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National Law Journal

La. Court: Diagnosis Doesn't Merit Reopening Toxic Lawsuit

The Louisiana Supreme Court reversed a grant of exemplary damages to a man who had revisited a chemical exposure suit against Exxon Mobil Corp. after learning he had contracted prostate cancer.
2 minute read

International Edition

V&E, Clifford Chance Leads Apache $3.75B Divestment

The U.S. energy company is selling interests in oil and gas projects in Australia and Canada to Australian oil company Woodside Petroleum.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Established Ordinance Interpretation and Special Exception Standards

With the rise of unconventional shale development in many portions of Pennsylvania, there has been a corresponding increase in litigation stemming from local government actions approving and disapproving of a wide variety of oil and gas facilities.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Good News for Landowners Means Bad News for Trespassers

In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court gave diligent landowners powerful protection against unwanted subsurface activity.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel: Power Plant Exempt From Waterfront Review

The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County does not need to show compliance with New York's Coastal Management Program as part of its relicencing process, a state appeals court has ruled.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judson Turner Tapped as State Water Czar

In response to mounting water litigation, Gov. Nathan Deal has created a new role of water czar and named a top government lawyer to the position.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Settlement Reached After Oil Leak in Kalamazoo River

Enbridge has agreed to a settlement with residents and businesses whose properties were damaged or devalued by a July 2010 oil leak into the Kalamazoo River.
2 minute read

Law.com

Chevron GC: 'I'm Confident We're Right' in Epic Environmental Case

With the legal winds in a 20-year environmental damages suit beginning to blow in Chevron's favor, the company's top lawyer shared his take on the case in Atlanta last week, revealing that Chevron has spent more than $200 million defending itself and fighting to overturn an epic $9.5 billion judgment in Ecuador.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Survey Says: The Best (and Worst) Federal Agencies for Lawyers

The happiest workers in the federal government are in the general counsel's office at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which ranked first out of 314 agency subcomponents in the latest “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government” survey.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

High Court Refuses BP Push to Review Deepwater Settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear BP PLC's challenge to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. The justices, without comment, denied review in BP Production & Development v. Lake Eugenie Land & Development.
2 minute read

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