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Chevron U.S.A v. M&M Petroleum Services, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court awarding plaintiff-franchisor attorney's fees under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15...

Alvarez v. Chevron Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, cs_82, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs; putative consumer protection class-action for failure to state a claim,...

Tafti v. County of Tulare

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Sanctions
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellant's petition for a writ of mandate in which he challenged the validity of $1,148,200...

Joseph v. Hess Oil Virgin Island Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Judges & Judiciary, Oil and Gas Law
In an application for an extension of time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari on the ground that recently-retained counsel cannot meet filing...

Reese v. BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law
In a private securities fraud action, judgment of the district court is reversed where the court improperly denied Rule 12(b)(6) relief because a...

American Elec. Power Co. v. Connecticut

Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a consolidated case where two groups of plaintiffs files suit against the same five major electric power companies, claiming their emission of...

In Re: Application Chevron

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an application for an order compelling discovery for use in a foreign proceeding, 28 U.S.C. Section 1782, involving the attorney-client privilege...

In Re Esso Standard Oil Company, Inc.

Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute arising from the divestiture and assignment of interests by defendant, and involving the scope of Title I of the Petroleum Marketing...

Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron

Civil Procedure, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute involving whether the terms of a bilateral investment treaty between the U.S. and Ecador preempts ongoing litigation between plaintiffs...

State of Oregon v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Construction, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a petition seeking review of conditional authorizations by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) related to the construction and operation of...