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Federal District Court Finds M/V Maersk Idaho Not Liable for Drowning Death of Texas Police Chief in “Excessive Wake” Case

The Energy Law

The Reeds safely navigated the Maersk Idaho ’s starboard wake field, but Mr. Reed fell overboard and ultimately drowned when their boat struck the Maersk Idaho ’s port wake field. The Maersk Idaho was inbound, making approximately 15 knots. While 33 C.F.R. Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

The Energy Law

On June 2, 2017 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s judgment cancelling a mineral lease under Mineral Code article 140 and provided further clarity on a production in paying quantities analysis under Louisiana Mineral Code article 124. [1] 1] The dispute in Gloria’s Ranch, L.L.C. 035 cents per mcf.

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Keep It Fresh, Keep It Relevant

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Regardless if you are a safety professional, a worker out in the field, or an executive, I appreciate you taking a small part of your day or month to read whats going on in the field of safety. Conversely repetition can be our enemy, especially with experienced field personnel, office personnel, and with executives. Thats a win!

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Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms Authority of Tax Commission to Correct Pipeline Property Tax Assessments

The Energy Law

In Enerfin Field Services v. 1] In doing so, the Third Circuit affirmed the constitutional and statutory authority of the Tax Commission to correct assessment that, as in this case, did not properly reflect the fair market value of the pipeline system. Vernon Parish Board of Review , No. 22-740 (La.

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Louisiana First Circuit Reaffirms Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Principles

The Energy Law

3d—, the Louisiana First Circuit recently reaffirmed well-settled principles regarding prescription and the subsequent purchaser doctrine in Louisiana legacy cases. In this case, Lexington Land sued Chevron U.S.A., This opinion reinforces several key concepts in legacy cases. 5/25/21), 2021 WL 2102932, —So.

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Fifth Circuit Applies U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision to End Long-Standing WOTUS Dispute

The Energy Law

United States , Case No. As detailed in our prior Sackett blog article , CWA jurisdictional decisions have been plagued by administrative rulings, guidance, and court opinions that attempted to implement the plurality opinion in the Supreme Court’s 2006 Rapanos v. In Lewis v. water[s] of the United States, (i.e.,

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Supreme Court Punts on Important Arbitrability Question

The Energy Law

The distributor argued that the inclusion of its request for injunctive relief brought the case under the carve-out in the arbitration provision. This is now the second time this case has been before the Supreme Court on issues of arbitrability. It also rejected the “wholly groundless” exception altogether. 3d 1010 (2d Cir.

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