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City of Redding v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n.

Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a case arising out of the energy crisis of 2000 and 2001 in California, whereby the Federal Engery Regulatory Commission (FERC) attempted to...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Salazar

Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an environmental groups' suit challenging the regulations under Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) that authorize...

Shell Oil Co. v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
In a suit brought by Shell Oil Company for drawback claims for Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) and Environmental Tax (ET), the decision of the Court of...

Terenkian v. Republic of Iraq

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a suit brought by oil brokerage companies against the Republic of Iraq for unilaterally terminating contracts for the purchase and sale of Iraqi...

Kansas Gas and Electric Co. v. US

Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In a suit for plaintiffs' damages due to the government's partial breach of the Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel And/Or High-Level...

Preston v. Marathon Oil Co.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a case dealing with the question of whether plaintiff owns patents related to the improvement of machinery used to extract methane gas from...

Association of Irritated Residents v. California Air Resources Bd.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
The "Climate Change Scoping Plan" adopted by the California Air Resources Board in 2009, to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions in...

Dominion Resources, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
In a suit seeking a refund of corporate income tax after a settlement pursuant to which the IRS allowed the taxpayer to deduct 50% and capitalize 50%...

Davis v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
In a suit alleging that an oil refinery worker was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products, causing mesothelioma, summary judgment to the...

P G & E v. City and County of San Francisco

Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In litigation between PG&E and San Francisco over who could sell electricity to the Ferry Building after it was renovated, the trial court‘s...