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Punitive damages for gross negligence are insurable under Texas Law

The Energy Law

By Kevin Connolly On certified question from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court, in Fairfield Insurance Company v. Stephens Martin Paving, LP , 2008 WL 400397, *1 (Tex. The Plaintiff, Roy Bennett, died as a result of injuries sustained when the brooming machine he was operating rolled over.

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Noble Energy, Inc. v. Bituminous Cas. Co

The Energy Law

07-20354, 2008 WL 2232085 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Bituminous Casualty Company, in an insurance coverage dispute concerning whether Bituminous had a duty to defend and indemnify plaintiff, Noble Energy, Inc., By Tiffany Delery Davis In Noble Energy, Inc.

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Texas — Right to Arbitate Waived Without Proof of Prejudice to Opposing Party

The Energy Law

05-0882, 2008 Tex. LEXIS 423, 2008 WL 1922978 (Tex. May 2, 2008). and Warranty Underwriters Insurance Company. LEXIS 423 and at 2008 WL 1922978 Perry Homes v. Robert and Jane Cull bought a house from Perry Homes with an accompanying warranty from Home Owners Multiple Equity, Inc.

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BOEM Releases Long Awaited New Financial Assurance Notice to Lessees and Operators

The Energy Law

2008-N07, which was commonly referred to by industry as the “supplemental bond” NTL. New BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01, dated July 12, 2016, takes effect on September 12, 2016 and supersedes and replaces NTL No. While NTL No. While NTL No. Under new 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 was subsequently replaced in 2016 by the controversial NTL No. This first of such NTLs, NTL No. 98-18N, was replaced by NTL No. 2003-N06, which was itself replaced by 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 was subsequently replaced in 2016 by the controversial NTL No. This first of such NTLs, NTL No. 98-18N, was replaced by NTL No. 2003-N06, which was itself replaced by NTL No.