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Protecting Proprietary Information: Is a Confidentiality Agreement Enough?

Producer's Edge

Protecting proprietary information is a key concern for many businesses, and issues can arise when employees transition between competitors. One recent case, involving surveying maps in the oil and gas industry, brings attention to the importance of having clear policies and procedures in place. FSC) accused its former employee, M.

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Clean Transportation Demonstration Days Coming to N.C. in April

NGT News

Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) is hosting Clean Transportation Demonstration Days on April 11-12, aimed at giving government entities across North Carolina information and experience with clean transportation technologies. The event […] The post Clean Transportation Demonstration Days Coming to N.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

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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How Do We Inform a Model About a Well’s Surroundings?

Novi

In addition to algorithmic methods, there are also feature engineering improvements we have implemented to provide better information to models about a wells surroundings. If there are many different ways to describe pad development to fellow humans, how should we communicate spacing information to a machine learning model?

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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

To receive information from Liskow & Lewis, your information will be kept in a secured contact database. Privacy Policy: By subscribing to Liskow & Lewis’ E-Communications, you will receive articles and blogs with insight and analysis of legal issues that may impact your industry.

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OSHA Addresses Reporting COVID-19 Cases as Job-Related and In-Person Workplace Inspections

The Energy Law

The first memo announced the reversal of OSHA’s April 10, 2020 policy that limited the requirement to track on-the-job cases of COVID-19 to health-care facilities, emergency response providers, and corrections facilities. The agency cautioned that recording a COVID-19 case does not necessarily mean the employer violated an OSHA standard.

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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. Parish of Plaquemines v.

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