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Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

The Energy Law

The issue of whether a company is an independent contractor of an E & P company is frequently litigated in oilfield injury accidents, as the injured worker searches for multiple sources of possible recovery. In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d This case was handled by Paul Adkins in Liskow’s Baton Rouge office.

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Second Circuit Upholds Independent Contractor Status for E & P Company

The Energy Law

The issue of whether a company is an independent contractor of an E & P company is frequently litigated in oilfield injury accidents, as the injured worker searches for multiple sources of possible recovery. In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d Communications include firm news, insights, and events.

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2023 Master Plan Brings Updates to Coastal Research and Projects

The Energy Law

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. 2] Draft 2023 Coastal Master Plan, p. 1] [link] ; [link]. [2]

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Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

The Energy Law

Operators may now have the potential to sell carbon credits in exchange for the P&A of inactive, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned wells. Although Louisiana is allocating significant funds to P&A orphan wells, there is a lack of financial incentive for operators to address AOOG wells. Accounting and Crediting Period.

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Climate-Related Lawsuits Continue to Return to State Courts: Understanding The Latest Ruling from District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

The Energy Law

Exxon ”), at p. Part I of this blog covers some basics about state and federal courts, explaining why the jurisdictional question of where a case will be decided is often contested. Part II of this blog discusses why. District of Columbia v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., 22-7163 (Dec. 19, 2023) (“ D.C. Exxon In D.C.

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“Juries cannot simply pick a number and put it in the blank.” – Texas Supreme Court Remands Case Involving $15 Million Jury Award for Noneconomic Damages Where Award was Unsupported and Arguments to the Jury Unsubstantiated

The Energy Law

The Court also cited Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 269(e), which restrains counsel’s argument to the jury by stating that “[c]ounsel shall be required to confine the argument strictly to the evidence and to the arguments of opposing counsel.” The Texas Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded for a new trial.

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

The Energy Law

By using this blog site you understand and acknowledge that there is no attorney-client relationship formed between you and Liskow & Lewis and/or the individual Liskow & Lewis lawyers posting to this site by virtue of your using this site. Factual sufficiency requires application of a heightened pleading standard. Fed.R.Civ.P.