The Energy Law

JUNE 2, 2020

In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. In City of Oakland et al. BP PLC et al. 1442(a)(1).

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The Energy Law

APRIL 25, 2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently issued a significant opinion in a case in which a takings claim was asserted to redress Hurricane Katrina-related flood damage. In 1968, the Corps completed construction of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (“MRGO”) in New Orleans.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 30, 2020

At trial, the mineral servitude owner testified that in 2005, the Cotton Valley drilling activity was ramping up and other operators near the servitude successfully drilled gas wells. He pointed to owners having a cement truck waiting to fill the well as soon as drilling was completed as objective evidence of such an intent.

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