The Energy Law

APRIL 10, 2017

In a breach of contract case involving the overlay of intellectual property and contract law, Luv n’ care, Ltd, a global leader in the design and sale of baby products, filed suit against its former distributor, Groupo Rimar, a.k.a. Suavinex, S.A. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit reversed in a unanimous opinion. Luv n’ care, Ltd.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 6, 2016

13] On September 28, 2016, the Louisiana Third Circuit issued another opinion in XXI Oil & Gas v. 2016 WL 1179206 (W.D. La 2016) (finding that only unleased mineral owners are entitled to 103.1 9/28/2016), 2016 WL 5404650 (hereinafter referred to as “ XXI Oil & Gas II ”). [2] 9/28/2016), 2016 WL 5404650. [15]

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The Energy Law

JUNE 21, 2016

On June 17, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that an oil and gas producer (“Southwest”) was not entitled to a statutory exemption from sales taxes on its purchases of casing, tubing and pumps used in the production of oil and gas (the “Equipment”). At issue in Southwest Royalties, Inc.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Maintaining that the plaintiff qualified as a seaman under controlling Fifth Circuit precedent but questioning that precedent in light of Supreme Court case law, the panel urged the Fifth Circuit to review the case en banc. Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. 1349(b)(1).

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Maintaining that the plaintiff qualified as a seaman under controlling Fifth Circuit precedent but questioning that precedent in light of Supreme Court case law, the panel urged the Fifth Circuit to review the case en banc. Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. 1349(b)(1).

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The Energy Law

MAY 26, 2023

Plaintiffs alleged that despite advance knowledge of the likelihood for significant downstream flooding, SRA-L decided to open spillway gates freeing water from the reservoir into the Sabine River to alleviate elevated reservoir volumes from a cataclysmic rain storm in March of 2016. The last two factors hold the least weight.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 14, 2016

For more information on how the subsequent purchaser doctrine has been applied in legacy cases, click here.) Yesterday, (June 13, 2016), the First Circuit denied the writ “on the showing made.” Thus, the “subsequent purchaser doctrine” has become a key defense for mineral lessee defendants in legacy litigation. Sterling Sugars Inc.,

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 18, 2016

Parts 192 and 195 (2016). In both cases, the prior owner or operator allegedly had not followed the proper procedure for abandoning a pipeline, specifically regarding purging the pipeline of hazardous material. This clarification comes after a number of leaks in 2014 and 2015 from pipelines that were believed to be “abandoned.”

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

2016-N01, in 2016, which created widespread industry concern, and, as a result, was never fully implemented. In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. BOEM issued the last and most controversial NTL, NTL No.

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The Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2016

15-290, 2016 WL 3041052 (U.S. May 31, 2016). In this case, a company, Hawkes, was interested in purchasing land in northern Minnesota to mine peat. Thus, JDs in both cases have practical legal consequences. Army Corps of Engineers v. JDs are binding for five years.

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The Energy Law

AUGUST 19, 2020

The case eventually proceeded to trial wherein the jury was instructed to determine whether there was a substantial nexus between Mays’s death and Chevron’s OCS operations. The Court also distinguished Valladolid and another case cited by Chevron, Baker v. The jury found there was. Gulf Island Marine Fabricators, L.L.C. ,

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The Energy Law

JUNE 8, 2020

With the prevalence of cases involving royalty disputes in Texas, the state’s Supreme Court has never hesitated to address these issues. Heritage Resources is the underlying case that must be understood to decipher the Supreme Court’s logic as it continues to rectify the numerous creative royalty provisions across Texas today.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 15, 2020

2016-N01, in 2016, which created widespread industry concern, and, as a result, was never fully implemented. In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. BOEM issued the last and most controversial NTL, NTL No.

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The Energy Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

CFTC Time-Limited No-Action Relief The CFTC’s final margin rules for non-cleared swaps were published in January 2016, and require swap dealers to collect and post variation margin with each counterparty that is a swap dealer, major swap participant or financial end user. [3] 6, 2016). [4] 4] CFTC Letter No. 17-11 is available here. [5]

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The Energy Law

JULY 28, 2017

The USFWS’ critical habitat designation was upheld by Judge Feldman in the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2014, affirmed by a 2-1 decision in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2016, and denied an en banc rehearing by an 8-6 vote of the Fifth Circuit in February 2017.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 2, 2019

The case stems from Executive Orders issued under the Obama Administration in 2015 and 2016 which withdrew certain areas in the Arctic and Atlantic regions from exploration and development under the offshore oil and gas leasing program. Trump , 3:17-00101.

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