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Venezuela-Linked Trust Sues Foreign Oil Traders for Bribes

A trust linked to Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA has filed a lawsuit against major international energy trading firms for their alleged role funneling bribes to corrupt company officials in exchange for rigged oil purchase contracts.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Landmark UK Case: Companies May Be Liable for Subsidiaries' Human Rights Abuses

Recently, a landmark United Kingdom case has made it clear that U.K.-based parent companies may be found liable for human rights violations committed by their foreign subsidiaries. Plaintiffs all over the world are filing lawsuits seeking to hold parent companies responsible for the extraterritorial conduct of their subsidiaries.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Grants New Chance for Suit Linking Lawn Fertilizer, Mesothelioma

A New Jersey appeals court has reopened a wrongful death suit on behalf of a man who, plaintiffs claim, developed mesothelioma as a result of using Scotts lawn fertilizer.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Latham Adds Alston & Bird Litigator to Booming ITC Practice

Jamie Underwood is the second addition to Latham's ITC practice in the last six months.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Koch Can't Block Forced Sale of His Energy Company, Laster Rules

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Monday ruled that billionaire William I. Koch could not block a private equity firm from forcing the sale of his Oxbow Carbon energy company, finding gaps in the LLC agreement were being used to scuttle members' attempts to force an exit sale.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meet the GC at Holt Cat, Michael Puryear

Michael Puryear, the top lawyer at San Antonio-based Holt Cat, talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom he uses for outside counsel to what he's been reading lately.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Bouchard Blocks 'Novel' Bid for $5M in Fees Against Dead CEO's Estate

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday denied a "novel" bid by a C&J Energy Services Inc. stockholder to recover $5 million in attorney fees from the estate of the oil and gas company's deceased CEO, saying the move would be unprecedented and inconsistent with Delaware law.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Companies Entering Law's Final Frontier Find Nebulous Rules Around Commerce in Space

"Right now, because there are no clear regulations on these activities, companies are afraid," noted the head of one law school's space law center.
5 minute read

The Recorder

BP Pays $102M to Settle California Overcharging Lawsuit

“BP thought it could get away with providing false and misleading information in order to line its own pockets. Today, we send a clear message: cheating the people of California will cost you more than it's worth," Attorney General Xavier Becerra said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Year in Review: The EPA and the Trump Administration

President Donald Trump took office last January with a keen focus on minimizing regulatory burdens imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. In the first months of his presidency, Trump took aim at many Obama-era regulations, issuing a spate of executive orders promoting deregulation, reduced regulatory costs, energy independence, expedited environmental reviews for infrastructure projects and economic growth.
8 minute read

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