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Texas Supreme Court Again Addresses Royalty Class Actions

The Energy Law

15, 2008), the Texas Supreme Court again addressed the propriety of class actions for gas royalty claims. In Bowden v. Phillips Petroleum Co. , 03-0824 (Feb. The class affirmed the denial of two subclasses, but reversed the denial of a third subclass of royalty claimaints. The Court upheld the denial of class treatment.

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Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Electronic Documents Constitutes Waiver of Privilege

The Energy Law

2d __, 2008 WL 2221841 (D.Md. Despite the plaintiff’s cooperation, defendants abandoned their plans to effectuate such an agreement and decided to conduct a document by document privilege review. In Victor Stanley, Inc. CreativePipe , Inc. , __ F.Supp.2d

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. 2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. This first of such NTLs, NTL No.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. 2008-N07, a lessee that passed the established thresholds was waived from providing additional security to cover its decommissioning liability. This first of such NTLs, NTL No.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms $20 Million Judgment Against Barge Owner as Responsible Party Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990

The Energy Law

Factual Background In July of 2008, nearly 300,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Mississippi River in New Orleans when a tugboat towing an oil-filled barge veered across the river into the path of an ocean-going tanker. American Commercial Lines, L.L.C. , 16-31150, F.3d 3d (5th Cir. 2703(a) 33 U.S.C.

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