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Daily Dicta: Nothing Like a Fight Over Dinosaur Bones to Put Things in Perspective

How often does a judge get to decide an issue of first impression from the Mesozoic Era?
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recent Opinions Hold Differing Views on Point Source Discharges Into Waters

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last month contributed two opinions to the growing cacophony over Clean Water Act (CWA or the act) jurisdiction, both holding that the act does not regulate pollution that reaches surface water via groundwater.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Rejects Appeals in Pipeline Construction Zoning Cases

On Aug. 29, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to accept discretionary appeals in two separate cases (No. 952 C.D. 2017 and No. 942 C.D. 2017) relating to the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Appeals Court Upholds $1.1M Civil Penalty Against Driller Over Contamination

Natural gas producer EQT had sought to refute the findings of the state Department of Environmental Protection's expert hydrogeologist that there were daily releases of contaminated wastewater into the groundwater from one of the company's impoundments.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Strikes Regulation Requiring DEP to Hear Local Feedback on Proposed Gas Wells

An oil and gas drilling regulation that sought to cure a fatal flaw in a section of Act 13 has met its demise as a result of that earlier defect.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Far Out! This Skadden Partner Is Already Thinking About Mining Rights on the Moon

Six questions for Timothy G. Nelson, an arbitration and litigation partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who represents clients in international disputes. Nelson discusses developing space law as companies and nations plan for a return to the moon, this time with hopes of settlement and mining.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

8. Craig Apolinsky, GMS Inc.

After spending 11 years at Alston & Bird, Apolinsky held various in-houseroles, joining GMS as its top lawyer in July 2015.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Stark Orders Seizure of Citgo Shares in Mining Company's Mineral Dispute With Venezuela

A Delaware federal judge has allowed Crystallex International Corp. to begin seizing shares of Citgo Petroleum Corp., as the Canadian gold mining and exploration firm looks to collect a $1.2 billion judgment against the Venezuelan government.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Gibson Dunn's Estrada and Weigel Strike Gold in Venezuela Fight

Miguel Estrada and Robert Weigel's client wasn't the first company to have its assets seized by the government of Venezuela—but the Gibson Dunn duo was the first to come up with a viable way for them to collect what they're owed.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Oil and Gas Industry Pushes to 'Explore' Off Florida's Coast

Dubbed “Explore Offshore,” a coalition backed by the American Petroleum Institute and the Florida Petroleum Council held its first Florida event to promote access to offshore natural gas.
4 minute read

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