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Corporate Counsel

Ex-BP Legal Chief 'Unretires' to Become GC of Texas Energy Company

After wrapping up his 33-year BP career in December, Eric Nitcher updated his LinkedIn to say, "On to the next role."
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Marathon Oil to Pay Largest Ever Penalty for Stationary Source Air Pollutants

Marathon Oil, while denying liability, agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department, paying a $64.5 million civil penalty and investing $177 million to bring company emissions facilities into EPA compliance.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Reset in the Fight Over Nearly $2B in Bonds Issued by Venezuela's National Oil Company

After the New York high court previously ruled that Venezuelan law governs the validity of bonds issued under the Maduro regime, the Second Circuit this week vacated a judgment against Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., a win for affiliated clients represented by Igor Timofeyev of Paul Hastings and Michael Gottlieb of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
12 minute read

Law.com

7th Circuit Panel Denies CITGO's Appeal Over $31M Pension Underpayments Class Certification, Trial Possible in November

"It really doesn't make any sense, in terms of judicial efficiency, to pause a case for an interlocutory appeal on a summary judgment motion when the trial is going to be completed this year," said Michelle C. Yau, chair of Cohen Milstein's Employee Benefits/ERISA practice. "What they were asking for was trying to fit a square peg in a round hole."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Federal Appeals Court Weighs Fiduciary Rule for Financial Retirement Plans

Two energy companies were joined by 26 GOP attorneys general in opposing an ERISA rule that clarifies climate change and diversity as issues protected by the environment, social and governance factors fiduciaries can consider when preparing retirement funds for clients.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Firm Faces Libel Suit After Reposting News Article About Its Case

Although Javerbaum Wurgaft's client has his own suit against Holtec, the litigation privilege does not apply because the law firm made defamatory statements that went beyond those in the complaint, Holtec's suit claims.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Court Grants Injunction Against LNG Export Ban

In granting the injunction, the judge cited a threat of impending harm and a likelihood of success on the merits.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lukoil Pan Americas Sues Investment Firm Over Alleged $18 Million Breach

The plaintiff, a subsidiary of the Russian oil and gas company Lukoil, is represented by Baker McKenzie.
2 minute read

International Edition

Protestors Target Linklaters London Office Over Fossil Fuel Work

Research earlier this month found that between 2019-2023, the top 100 law firms in the world facilitated $2.89 trillion in fossil fuel transactions.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Grants Review on ConocoPhillips Royalty Lease Dispute

Respondent's attorney Clinton Twaddell III argues that if Conoco's position prevails "thousands of deals in place" would be rewritten, "and instigate a stampede of lawsuits."
3 minute read

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