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Forum Shopping Curtailed: Venue Limited to Parish Where Drilling Rig Was Lost

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First, D&D attempted to establish venue in Concordia Parish pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure article 74, which provides that “[a]n action for the recovery of damages for an offense or quasi offense may be brought in the parish where the wrongful conduct occurred, or in the parish where the damages were sustained.” 2d 12, 18-19 (La.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Clarifies “Substantial Nexus” Test for LHWCA

The Energy Law

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. Chevron also moved for remittitur, but the district judge sustained but $527.54 The Court also distinguished Valladolid and another case cited by Chevron, Baker v.

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Oregon Federal Court Issues Remarkable Decision Finding Constitutional Right to Stable Climate

The Energy Law

On November 10, 2016, Judge Ann Aiken, a federal district judge in Oregon, issued a remarkable environmental law decision in which she found that a climate system “capable of sustaining human life” is a fundamental constitutional right. [1] Unsurprisingly, the case has generated significant media interest. 1] Juliana v.

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