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Court Hits Brakes on Fast-Track Appeal in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

A federal appeals court orders a normal schedule in a mining company's attempt to speed up its arbitration award against Venezuela's state-owned oil company, which operates Citgo station in the United States.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Third Circuit Denies Bid to Fast Track Appeal in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled that oral argument on Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. appeal in the case would proceed normally.
4 minute read

International Edition

U.S. Court Denies Bid to Fast Track Appeal in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled that oral argument on Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. appeal in the case would proceed normally.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

PennEast Granted Eminent Domain Rights in Pipeline Project

U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti, sitting in Newark, ruled Friday that because PennEast's plans had received preliminary approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, condemnation proceedings can go forward.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Venezuela Starts Paying After Settling $1.2B Arbitration Award for Seized Gold Mining Rights

Venezuela resisted paying for terminating gold-mining rights until after the plaintiff sought Citgo assets.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Venezuela Makes Initial Payment on $1.2B Arbitration Award

Canadian mining company Crystallex said in a court filing last week that Venezuela on Nov. 23 completed an up-front payment of $425 million, on top of $75 million that it had already turned over, and plans to satisfy the rest of judgment by Jan. 10.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Paralyzed Oilfield Worker Settles Claims for $44M

An oilfield worker who was rendered quadriplegic after a light fixture improperly attached to an oil derrick fell more than 100 feet onto his head has settled his claims against five companies for a total of $44 million.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Companies Settle With Paralyzed Oilfield Worker for $44M

An oilfield worker who was rendered quadriplegic after a light fixture improperly attached to an oil derrick fell more than 100 feet onto his head has settled his claims against five companies for a total of $44 million.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Rejects Challenge to Ordinance Allowing Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

In a recent en banc decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, the court upheld a local ordinance that authorized the development of unconventional oil and gas wells in areas zoned residential and agricultural against a challenge by residents asserting that the ordinance violated the Pennsylvania Constitution's Environmental Rights Amendment.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Constant Vigilance: Why Environmental Criminal Enforcement Still Matters

On Oct. 25, Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) reported that federal criminal prosecutions under environmental laws dropped 10 percent in the 2018 fiscal year from 2017 levels.
8 minute read

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