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

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250, Subpart N, as support for the notion that “BSEE’s primary enforcement mechanisms for violations of the decommissioning regulations are civil fines and criminal penalties,” police powers to which Sojitz cannot subrogate. UNOCAL also cites to OCSLA and BSEE’s regulations at 30 C.F.R. § Parker Drilling Co. , 3d 558, 563 (5th Cir.

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass

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12] Accordingly, the rule of capture is not rendered inapplicable simply because hydraulic fracturing provides an additional mechanism by which operators stimulate production. 6] Briggs , 2020 WL 355911 at p. *5. 10] Briggs , 2020 WL 355911 at p. *7. 5] Id. 6 (quoting Young v. at 162-63.

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Third Circuit Issues Long-Awaited Ruling in OPA Liability Case

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On March 29, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its ruling in In re: Petition of Frescati Shipping Co., Procedural History The case was originally tried in a forty-one day bench trial by Judge John P. as Owner of the M/T ATHOS I , Nos. 16-3552, 16-3867 & 16-3868 (3d Cir.

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