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Plaintiffs and Defendants Jointly Choose First Cases for Trial in Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Management Act Litigation

The Energy Law

The first five Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) cases to be set for trial have been chosen. In the other sixteen Plaquemines Parish CZMA cases, the parties have agreed to suspend all discovery deadlines whilethey prepare Rozel , ConocoPhillips , Hilcorp , Equitable , and Helis for trial.

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Second Remand Order in Coastal Zone Management Cases Pending Before Fifth Circuit

The Energy Law

In May 2018, oil and gas industry defendants removed a docket of 42 cases alleging violations of Louisiana’s coastal zone management laws to federal court in the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana (“CZM cases”). 18-5217, 2019 WL 2271118 (E.D. May 28, 2019). 18-677, 2019 WL 4734394 (W.D.

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Motion to Remand Granted in One Coastal Zone Management Act Case But Federal Appellate Options Remain Viable

The Energy Law

On May 28, 2019, United States District Judge Martin Feldman issued a sixty-four page Order and Reasons which granted motions to remand filed by Plaquemines Parish and the State of Louisiana in The Parish of Plaquemines v. That case is one of forty-two Coastal Zone Management Act (“CZMA”) cases that were removed to Federal court in May 2018.

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Long-Awaited Victory on the Proper Deductibility of Post-Production Costs from Unleased Mineral Owners – The Western District of Louisiana Reverses Course in Johnson v. Chesapeake and Self v. BPX

The Energy Law

For nearly three years, unit operators in Louisiana have waited to see whether the Western District of Louisiana would change course or double down on its March 2019 decision in Johnson v. management of the affairs of another) which provides managers with reimbursement rights for all necessary and useful expenses. Chesapeake.

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One Man’s Waste is Another Man’s Treasure: Texas Appellate Court Holds that Produced Water Belongs to Mineral Owners

The Energy Law

In response, the Texas Legislature passed Texas Natural Resources Code § 122.002 on September 1, 2019, which grants title to produced water to whoever takes possession of it for the purpose of treating it for subsequent beneficial use, unless a conveyance instrument expressly provides otherwise.

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Louisiana Investment Adviser Update • Top 10 Advisers in Louisiana • SEC Issues New Proxy Guidance for Advisers

The Energy Law

Using this data, we came up with a list of the top Louisiana registered investment advisers by assets under management (“AUM”) and by number of accounts. In most cases, we recommend not voting proxies for your clients. 27, 2019); In the Matter of Amadeus Wealth Advisors, LLC , Investment Advisers Act Release No. IA-5325 (Aug.

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2023 Begins With Increased (or Unlimited) Liability for Vessel Owners

The Energy Law

6] The last CPI adjustment occurred in 2019. 10] While the rule does not specify whether the new limits apply retroactively to oil spills that occur before the effective date, case law indicates that the change will be prospective only. [11] 4] OPA liability is capped, however, subject to certain exceptions. [5]

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