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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

This case arises from a fatal accident on an icy, unlit stretch of highway near Amarillo, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court reviewed and reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded the case for a new trial. A wrongful death case is no different in this regard. Prac. & Rem. Code § 41.001 (12). Saenz , 925 S.W.2d

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

The Energy Law

5/8/19), the Court held the collateral source rule inapplicable to medical expenses charged above the amount actually paid by a workers’ compensation insurer pursuant to the workers’ compensation medical fee schedule. Simmons , 2018-0735, p. Cornerstone Investments, LLC, et al. 2018-CC-0735 (La.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. In such case, BOEM may require that the party provide additional security for decommissioning obligations for which such predecessor is not liable.

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Department of Interior Proposes New Financial Assurance and Decommissioning Regulations

The Energy Law

In most cases of default of a current lessee or owner of operating rights, BSEE will call upon a prior interest owner to perform the required decommissioning. In such case, BOEM may require that the party provide additional security for decommissioning obligations for which such predecessor is not liable.