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Texas Lawyer

CITGO Alleged to Have Aided in Wrongful Arrest of 'CITGO 6'

The Zambranos allege CITGO callously abandoned them, crippling their capacity to mount their own defense.
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The Legal Intelligencer

ExxonMobil Argues Co-Defendant's Settlement Barred Claims That Yielded $725M Benzene Verdict

The company asserted in a recent post-trial brief that the plaintiffs were not entitled to recover against ExxonMobil at all because they had already been compensated by another defendant for their injuries.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

States Push to Declare Climate Lawsuits By NJ, Others Unconstitutional

"If the Supreme Court lets them continue, California and its allies will imperil access to affordable energy for every American. To protect Alabama citizens and our constitutional order, we had no choice but to sue," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall claimed.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

$8M of Misappropriated Oil Company Assets Fueled Quinn Emanuel Litigation, Court Filing Contends

"In effect, Quinn Emanuel has been using millions of dollars of the bondholders' own funds to sue them," bankrupt Singaporean drilling company Oro Negro Drilling asserted in a May 17 discovery request.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Xcel Energy Hires Legal Chief as Lawsuits Over Texas Wildfire Pile Up

The Minneapolis-based utility said in March that its facilities "appeared to have been involved" in igniting the largest wildfire in Texas history.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

4th Circuit Reinstates $523K Jury Verdict in Gas Pipeline Eminent Domain Takings Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated a $523,000 jury verdict awarded to Virginia landowners who lost more than 8 acres of land to a gas pipeline construction company invoking eminent domain, reversing a lower court judgment.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel Saw Pay Rise Over Past Year, Despite Drop in Job-Hopping

Legal department attorneys received modest pay increases over the past year after median pay dropped 3% between 2022 and 2023, according to search firm BarkerGilmore's 2024 In-House Counsel Compensation Report.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Schumer Urges FTC to 'Pump the Breaks' on Chevron, Hess Merger

"I'm sounding the alarm against yet another proposed Big Oil merger," the Senate majority leader tweeted Sunday.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

ExxonMobil Holding Loses Control of California Oil Field in Court Order

Judge Thomas S. Clark concluded the weight of the evidence suggested Aera prioritized its financial situation over the interests of the plaintiffs in making business decisions.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Hits ExxonMobil With $725.5M Verdict Over Carcinogen in Gasoline

The jury determined that Paul Gill developed acute myeloid leukemia as a result of his exposure to ExxonMobil's product, awarding $725 million in compensatory noneconomic damages for Gill, plus $500,000 to his wife for loss of consortium.
3 minute read

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