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Texas Lawyer

Meet the GC at Liberty, Sean Elliott

Sean Elliott, vice president and general counsel at Liberty, talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom he uses for outside counsel to what he does when he's not in the office.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

BP Settlement Money Starts Flowing to Northwest Florida

BP settlement money is headed to new water and sewer lines for an industrial park, technical-education programs in two counties and expansion of the Port of Panama City.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Congressional Leaders Blast Oil Drilling Changes

Members of Florida's congressional delegation from both sides of the political aisle denounced a White House proposal that they say would weaken offshore oil-drilling regulations.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Glasscock Ruling Bolsters Former Energy Execs' Case for Damages

A Delaware Court of Chancery judge has removed a hurdle for two former executives of Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy to pursue potentially millions of dollars in damages stemming from the firm's $1.9 billion sale of its energy storage and processing plants in 2011.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

High Court Rejects Challenge to PTO Patent Validity Review With Caveats Added

But the justices suggest procedure might not cover patents issued before 2011 passage of America Invents Act.
5 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates Adds Partners in Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo

The firm's Asia expansion includes technology lawyer Nigel Stamp, energy specialist Owen Chio and corporate lawyer Dooyong Kang, who arrive from Eversheds Sutherland, KPMG Law and Jones Day, respectively.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Oil Spill Lawyers Win Rare Disaster Class Certification for Coastal Property Owners

A plaintiffs team suing a pipeline operator over a 2015 oil spill off the coast of California scored a rare win when a federal judge granted certification of thousands of property owners. Of course, that success came on the third try.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Energy Transfer Equity Denied New Hearing in $1.5B Fee Dispute

A vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery on Monday refused Energy Transfer Equity's bid for a second chance at claiming a nearly $1.5 billion break-up fee stemming from the pipeline company's failed merger with The Williams Cos. Inc.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

No Power? Coral Gables Can Chase FPL for Hurricane Outages

A lawsuit against Florida Power & Light by Coral Gables over extended power outages after Hurricane Irma survives a dismissal motion.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

U.S. Steel Finds Its New General Counsel in Duane Holloway

Holloway most recently led the legal department at Ascena Retail Group.
3 minute read

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