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Daily Business Review

Board Seeks Supreme Court Review of Suit Against Energy Industry

A Louisiana flood protection board has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its lawsuit seeking to make oil, gas and pipeline companies pay for decades of damage to coastal wetlands, hoping to reverse losses in the lower federal courts.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Portland General Electric Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

9th Cir.; 16-35628 The court of appeals vacated a district court judgment and remanded. The court held that the arbitrator, and not the district court,…
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reed Smith Builds Energy Group With Ex-FERC Leader, Schiff Hardin Pair

With the hire of a former member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and two Schiff Hardin lawyers, Reed Smith has built a group focused on helping clients navigate FERC regulations.
25 minute read

Corporate Counsel

McKesson Hires Robin Jacobsohn as Head of Litigation

San Francisco-based McKesson has tapped former government lawyer Jacobsohn for the litigation role.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

FPL Must Pay $1.5M For Breaking Handshake Real Estate Commission Deal, Jury Finds

Florida Power & Light bought two parcels of a ranch without paying a promised commission to a real estate agent, the jury ruled.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Won't Disturb Courts' Alternative Energy Act Jurisdiction

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not review a divided en banc Commonwealth Court's ruling that state courts have jurisdiction over disputes arising under the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kirkland, Gibson Dunn and Cravath Advise on $9B Oncor-Berkshire Hathaway Deal

Berkshire Hathaway Energy has agreed to acquire Energy Future Holdings Corp. in $9 billion deal that will give it control of Oncor, Texas' largest public utility.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston IP Litigator Leaves McDermott, Joins Baker & Hostetler

Steven Spears, who was head of the McDermott, Will & Emery office in Houston, moved to Baker & Hostetler's much larger Houston office.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Billionaire George Lindemann Sells Palm Beach Estate

The natural gas pipeline executive gets $24 million for the oceanfront estate.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Sidley Strengthens Energy Practice With Hire of Two Partners in Houston

David Asmus and Brian Bradshaw have moved to Sidley Austin's Houston office from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
3 minute read

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