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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. 2d 686 (La.

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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Publish Joint Guidance

The Energy Law

By Robert E. Army Corps of Engineers have released long-awaited guidance addressing jurisdictional determinations under the Clean Water Act (CWA) in the wake of Rapanos v. 2208 (2006). 2208 (2006). Holden and Monica Derbes Gibson The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. United States , 126 S.

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Overturning 8 Years of “Palpable Error,” The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation

The Energy Law

The “ LL&E II ” decision finds that Act 312 charges the court, not the jury, to determine the funding needed to remediate property to government standards. 3d — (“ LL&E II ”). [1]. Background of Legacy Litigation and LL&E I . Tackling this problem, the Louisiana Legislature in 2006 enacted La. 2d 686 (La.

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Fifth Circuit Applies U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision to End Long-Standing WOTUS Dispute

The Energy Law

Army Corp of Engineers (“USACE”) and a Louisiana landowner over the agency’s Clean Water Act (“CWA”) jurisdiction over the subject property. EPA decision redefining waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) to end a ten-year conflict between the U.S. In Lewis v. United States , Case No. United States , Case No.

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Some Thoughts on Registration of CPA’s as Solicitors

The Energy Law

State Registration of Solicitors In 2006, Louisiana defined an IAR as including an individual who “solicits, offers or negotiates for the sale or sells investment advisory services”. For many investment advisers, CPAs are a big source of referrals. Often these CPAs are compensated for the referrals. A Little Refresher What is a solicitor?

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Major Environmental Decision Narrowing the Scope of the Clean Water Act

The Energy Law

715 (2006), which was issued 17 years ago but was not uniformly applied due to Justice Kennedy’s use of the “significant nexus” test in his concurrence. Brief Overview of “Waters of the United States” The Supreme Court previously considered the scope of “waters of the United States” under the CWA in 2006 in Rapanos.

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