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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

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Union Oil Co. 2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA), Inc. , Sojitz Energy Venture, Inc. of California , 394 F. 3d 687 (S.D. Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir.

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COVID-19 as a Force Majeure? The Texas and Louisiana Perspectives

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The pandemic poses a serious public health risk, and government response has included closure of schools and businesses, declarations of emergency, and issuance of a variety of “stay home” orders—typically instructing all but “essential personnel” to remain in their residences other than to gather necessaries. Crutcher , 434 F.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Addresses: (1) Creation of Mineral Servitudes Via Notarial Acts of Correction; (2) Obstacles Suspending the Prescription of Nonuse from Running Against Mineral Servitudes; and (3) Payment of Court Costs in Concursus Actions

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which governs notarial acts of correction: A. (1) 14] The Second Circuit’s decision in regard to this issue does not represent a departure from the viewpoint that most in the oil and gas industry have towards notarial acts of correction. 12] In its analysis, the Court first looked to the pertinent language of La. However, art.

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