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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

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3] In Crescent , litigation ensued after Crescent’s employee suffered injuries while conducting P&A work on a platform. Turning to the first prong of the Doiron test, the court needed to determine whether P&A work constituted “services to facilitate drilling or production.” Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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Haynesville shale gas production is increasing again; Will Haynesville-related litigation increase again, too?

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In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. August 2018 was not an anomaly. El Paso E & P Co. ,

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Third Circuit Restores Rule B Attachment Based On Breach of Contract Claim Under English Law, Implied Indemnity Claim Not Enough

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Bunge”) in 2018; Bunge subsequently voyage chartered the vessel to ADM International Sarl (“ADM”). Property is defined broadly and includes traditional maritime assets, but also other tangible and intangible assets, including bank accounts, accounts receivable, and debts. In this case, Tongli Shipping Pte. Bunge appealed. Fed.R.Civ.P.

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EPA’s Proposed Rule on Vessel Incidental Discharges Brings VIDA One Step Closer to Full Implementation

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The VIDA, enacted in December 2018, will standardize incidental discharge permits and regulations, replacing the 2013 Vessel General Permit (“VGP”) that commercial vessels are currently required to follow. It also requires the U.S. The proposed standards are similar to the current VGP requirements with certain notable differences.

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U.S. Climate Change Litigation: 2020 Update

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6:15-cv-1517-AA, 2018 WL 6303774 (D. 21, 2018), appeal docketed , No. The states of New York and Massachusetts, through their Attorney General, each filed a suit against Exxon Mobil Corporation asserting investor fraud related claims. ExxonMobil has a culture of disciplined analysis, planning, accounting, and reporting.” BP P.L.C.,

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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

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2003) (“the regulations govern the parties’ joint and several liabilities vis-à-vis the Government not amongst themselves”) and Total E&P USA, Inc. 2018) (“parties will always be jointly and severally liable to the government for the cost of decommissioning, no matter what their contract provides”). Parker Drilling Co. ,

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Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Effect of Collateral Source Rule in Personal Injury Cases

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2018-CC-0735 (La. The Simmons Court followed this line of jurisprudence and found the “written off” amount under the state workers’ compensation act was a “phantom charge that [p]laintiff has not ever paid nor one he will ever be obligated to pay.” Simmons , 2018-0735, p. In Simmons v. Cornerstone Investments, LLC, et al.

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