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Interior IG on Hot Seat for Refusing to Hand Over Documents

Questioning the "integrity and independence" of Interior Department deputy inspector general Mary Kendall, House Natural Resources Committee chairman Doc Hastings, R-Wash., in a hearing Thursday grilled Kendall for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued six months ago by the committee.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Observations on Recent Royalty Litigation in Energy

Countless variations of "cost-free" and "no deducts" royalty provisions have been included in leases, though questions linger about what language truly yields "cost-free" royalty.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas' Economic Growth and the Changed Legal Landscape

As the rest of the nation has dealt with an economic downturn over the last several years, Texas has skirted by relatively untouched, prompting growth in the population and economy. The influx of people and capital, however, brings its share of change to the legal community.
4 minute read

Law.com

Feds Ordered to Pay Costs in Landmark EPA Case

Debate continues over which side really won the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on greenhouse gases issued on June 23. But court clerk Scott Harris has made his own judgment, of sorts; it was a half-win for each side.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Uses Act 13 Ruling to Deny Drilling Project

Relying on the state Supreme Court's recent interpretation of Act 13, a Lycoming County judge has denied an energy company's bid to construct an oil and gas well pad in the county.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

EnergyBuzz: Differing Results in Recent Nuisance Cases Against Oil and Gas Operators

While headlines often mention "fracking," these disputes actually are over other aspects of oil and gas development, including bright lights, loud noises, and odors from drilling, production, or transportation, rather than the fracking process itself.
5 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates Boosts Australia With Mining Partner

Having launched in Australia last year through a merger with national firm Middletons, K&L Gates has continued to expand down under with hire of Norton Rose Fulbright mining partner Robert Milbourne.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Differing Results in Recent Nuisance Cases Against Oil and Gas Operators

While headlines often mention "fracking," these disputes actually are over other aspects of oil and gas development, including bright lights, loud noises, and odors from drilling, production, or transportation, rather than the fracking process itself.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Drilling Contractor GC Retiring, Deputy GC Stepping Up

Contract drilling company Helmerich & Payne Inc. announced the retirement of long-standing general counsel Steven Mackey.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Viridian Energy Sued Over Sales Model

A proposed class action brought on behalf of customers of Viridian Energy LLC alleges the company uses a “bait-and-switch” sales model to lure them to sign up for the company's purportedly cheaper electricity service that over time actually costs the households more.
2 minute read

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