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Luz Solar Partners Ltd., III v. San Bernardino County

C.A. 4th; E064882 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that there was no error in a county’s assessment of the value…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Santarelli and Sons Oil Co, Inc. v. Western Wayne Sch. Dist., PICS Case No. 17-1424 (C.P. Lackawanna Sep. 12, 2017) Nealon, J. (18 pages).

The court declined to dismiss the plaintiff's claim for breach of a requirements contract involving the purchase of fuel oil where the issue of good faith was a question to be resolved by the finder of fact. Plaintiff's allegations of reliance were sufficient to support its promissory estoppel claim.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Heller's Gas, Inc. v. Int'l Ins. Co. of Hannover Ltd., PICS Case No. 17-1454 (M.D. Pa. Sep. 18, 2017) Brann, U.S.D.J. (39 pages).

Plaintiff not entitled to insurance coverage for sinkholes that opened beneath propane storage tanks, where plaintiff's policy only provided coverage for a direct physical loss to the tanks, which did not suffer damage, and not for damage to the land at plaintiff's facility. Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC v. Permanent Easement for 2.14 Acres, PICS Case No. 17-1457 ( E.D. Pa. Aug. 23, 2017) Schmehl, J. (23 pages).

Court granted pipeline company's motions for summary judgment and preliminary injunction in action for the taking of property for the construction of an interstate natural gas pipeline because FERC had issued a certificate of public convenience, landowners' due process challenges were attacks on the FERC order disguised as constitutional claims, the court lacked jurisdiction to address a challenge to the FERC order, the filing of a request for a rehearing did not operate as a stay of a certificate order, due process did not require an in-person evidentiary hearing, and the FERC order was not a "conditional order" because the NGA did not contain a requirement that the holder of a FERC certificate satisfy all conditions of the certificate prior to the exercise of eminent domain. Motions granted.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Agency Ruling Signals State Power on Greenhouse Gases

State Environmental Regulation columnist Charlotte A. Biblow writes: The decision issued at the end of August by the state Department of Environmental Conservation denying certain approvals in connection with a proposed natural gas pipeline that would fuel a major new power plant in Orange County may have been seen by environmental activists as a mechanism for local and state regulators to control greenhouse gases in place of a recalcitrant federal government. The euphoria of environmental activists statewide, however, may have been tempered by a subsequent order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

3rd Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Oil Rig Slip-and-Fall Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a slip-and-fall case filed by an oil and gas company employee injured…
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Oil Rig Slip-and-Fall Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a slip-and-fall case filed by an oil and gas company employee injured on a drilling platform.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Think Your Email's a Nightmare? This Firm's System Got a Court Ruling

An appellate court wrote a five-page decision in a case involving a firm that claimed it didn't receive an emailed court order, and therefore missed the deadline to appeal the ruling.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hover Energy Adds Spark With New General Counsel

Kelly Cope, a veteran in-house attorney, will step in.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Gibson Dunn Doubles Real Estate for Growing Houston Office

After poaching a half-dozen partners from Baker Botts to launch in Houston, Gibson Dunn is snapping up 55,000 square feet to accommodate an expected influx of new associates.
20 minute read

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