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New Jersey Law Journal

Big Deals Fuel Value Rebound in NJ-Based M&A Market

A trio of multibillion-dollar deals in three different industries led to a sharp increase in the total amount of value transacted in the 2017 mergers and acquisitions market in New Jersey, data shows.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High Court to Mull Standards for Objecting to Gas Well Projects

A case taken up by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could shed some light on what kind of evidence municipalities can use in efforts to block an oil and gas drilling project.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Bouchard Blocks 'Novel' Bid for $5M in Fees Against Dead CEO's Estate

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday denied a "novel" bid by a C&J Energy Services Inc. stockholder to recover $5 million in attorney fees from the estate of the oil and gas company's deceased CEO, saying the move would be unprecedented and inconsistent with Delaware law.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Nuclear Bailout Lawsuit Moves Forward

Acting Albany Supreme Court Justice Roger D. McDonough issued a decision Monday denying five of six objections raised by the New York Public Service Commission and the nuclear power plant owners who sought to dismiss a lawsuit by environmentalist and consumer groups over subsidies for aging nuclear plants in western New York.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Shut Down Challenges to Sunoco Pipeline Project

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a series of appeals aimed at blocking Sunoco from taking private land for its Mariner East 2 pipeline project.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

State Among Frequent Opponents to Trump Administration Policies

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has joined in on more than 30 lawsuits or amicus briefs against the Trump administration, with more expected down the road.
4 minute read

The Recorder

First Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of California Mudslide Victims

The first lawsuit has been filed over California's deadly mudslides this month, naming as a defendant local utilities company Southern California Edison.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

With New IP Case on Its Docket, SCOTUS Poised to Shake Up Patent Damages

In WesternGeco v. Ion Geophysical, the justices might carve a small exception into the usual presumption against extraterritorial damages—or open the spigot to global patent damages.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NAM GC Kelly Calls Lawsuits Against Energy Companies 'Misguided'

Although it's important to address climate change, said Linda Kelly, general counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers, lawsuits against energy companies around the issue aren't the answer.
4 minute read

The Recorder

BP Pays $102M to Settle California Overcharging Lawsuit

“BP thought it could get away with providing false and misleading information in order to line its own pockets. Today, we send a clear message: cheating the people of California will cost you more than it's worth," Attorney General Xavier Becerra said.
4 minute read

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