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Daily Business Review

Utilities Florida Power & Light and Gulf Power Plan Merger

Florida Power & Light is by far the largest utility in the state with roughly 5 million customers along much of the East Coast and parts of Southwest Florida and North Florida. Gulf Power has about 470,000 customers in eight counties in the Panhandle.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Deepwater Horizon: A Decade of Legal Impacts

Ten years on, the lasting impacts of the Deepwater Horizon incident are still reverberating across the Gulf of Mexico states and industry and government more broadly.
13 minute read

Texas Lawyer

As Restructuring Moves Continue, Blank Rome Partner Jumps Back to Paul Hastings

As economic turmoil creates expectations of more bankruptcy and restructuring work, James Grogan returned to Paul Hastings as a partner in Houston to build a restructuring practice.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Coronavirus Pandemic and Environmental Compliance

As stay-at-home requirements shutter factories and diminish motor vehicle traffic, the air is cleaner than it has been in decades. Similarly, greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate disruption have markedly diminished even in the absence of a national policy promoting that objective.
8 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

12 Firms, 21 Companies, and One Lead Counsel | Will the Court Embrace Video? | Abortion and Covid-19 on the Court's Doorstep

Welcome to Supreme Court Brief, and we hope you are safe. Scroll down for our new reports on pending cases and more, including the latest SCOTUS headlines. Thanks for reading, and be well.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Supreme Court of Texas Affirms the Freedom of Contract

In January and February, the Supreme Court of Texas published two decisions that focus squarely on the freedom of contract in the energy industry.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Get to Know Story Behind Houston Lawyer's $40 Million Defense Verdict

"Stand your ground, when you know you are right," said Trey Peacock, a partner at Susman Godfrey, co-counsel in a $40 million trial.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court Update: Cases to Watch for CERCLA Practitioners

While there are several interesting environmental cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, two cases are particularly relevant for any legal practitioner handling Superfund cases, whether they involve site remediation issues or litigation over the cleanup costs.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

McGuireWoods Picks up Environmental Trio From Hunton Andrews Kurth

Partners Makram Jaber, Allison Wood and Aaron Flynn bring a range of experience in high-stakes environmental regulatory matters.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Sempra Energy's New Chief Legal Officer Resigns Abruptly, Gets $3.2M Cash Payment

After less than a year on the job, George Bilicic and Sempra agreed that he had "good reason" to resign under his severance pay agreement.
3 minute read

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