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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. Communications include firm news, insights, and events. In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d

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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. Communications include firm news, insights, and events. In McDaniel v R.J.’s s Transportation, LLC , —- So.3d

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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. Well Eligibility.

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2023 Master Plan Brings Updates to Coastal Research and Projects

The Energy Law

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. Communications include firm news, insights, and events. 2] Draft 2023 Coastal Master Plan, p. 1] [link] ; [link]. [2]

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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.” Communications include firm news, insights, and events. Underwriters , 925 S.W.2d 2d at 614).

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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. In doing so, the court found itself “in accord with the other courts of appeals, which have unanimously found there is no federal jurisdiction where state or local governments have brought state-law actions against energy companies for conduct relating to climate change.” District of Columbia v. 22-7163 (Dec. Different judges.

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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

The Energy Law

3] In Crescent , litigation ensued after Crescent’s employee suffered injuries while conducting P&A work on a platform. Turning to the first prong of the Doiron test, the court needed to determine whether P&A work constituted “services to facilitate drilling or production.” Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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