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EnergyBuzz: Why is Mexico Talking About Importing Oil From Others?

Mexico, the world's 10th largest crude oil producer, may actually import oil. How can these potentially inconsistent energy policies be reconciled?
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Texas Lawyer

Denton Files Answers in Fracking Ban Battles

The city of Denton, defending its fracking ban against two lawsuits, will likely reach a conclusion in at least one of them by spring.
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Texas Lawyer

Mexico Has Vast Oil and Gas Reserves, So Why Is It Talking About Importing Oil From Others?

Mexico, the world's 10th largest crude oil producer, may actually import oil. How can these potentially inconsistent energy policies be reconciled?
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Denton Files Answers in Fracking Ban Litigation

The city of Denton, defending its fracking ban against two lawsuits, will likely reach a conclusion in at least one of them by spring.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

U.S.A. v. Gordon

By | December 03, 2014
Man Loses Bid for Return of 10 Carvings Bought From Convicted Ivory Smuggler
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Let Clean Air Ruling Stand in Iowa

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider the appeal of an Iowa high court ruling that held the federal Clean Air Act did not preempt common law and statutory claims lodged by residents against a nearby grain plant they blame for noxious pollution.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Regulatory Work Strong in 2014, Law Firm Leaders Say

Washington law leaders predict a strong 2014 for their firms' regulatory and related practices, though any growth may be in spite of the federal government's gridlock in Congress. Generally, chiefs from Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Arent Fox—speaking on a panel at the NLJ's Regulatory Summit—said their business had been solid throughout 2014.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Sends Suit Over Drilling to Arbitration

The claims of two couples—who are among several suing oil and gas companies in northeastern Pennsylvania for negligence from the noise, traffic, lights and other disruptions from drilling—have been sent to arbitration by a federal judge.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Surface Operations: To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate

Surface owners and mineral owners or lessees are likely to have disparate opinions concerning the reasonableness of surface operations, especially when those operations impact or interfere with existing surface structures or uses.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap: Unrest Returns to Ferguson

A roundup of legal news from ALM and other publications, including: The Justice Department's Michael Brown investigation continues; DOJ lawyer Leondra Kruger is picked for the California Supreme Court; Microsoft sues the IRS.
3 minute read

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