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Int'l Union, AFL-CIO v. Shell Oil Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Oil and Gas Law
In a class action alleging that defendants' oil refineries violated various California labor laws, the district court's order remanding the case to...

Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review before this court of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) decision regarding the inclusion of acquisition...

Leavell v. Illinois Dep't of Natural Res.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiff's action against the Illinois Department of Resources (Department) and several oil companies asserting a due process claim and seeking...

Al's Serv. Ctr. v. BP Prod. N. Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiff's suit under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, claiming that BP drove the small gas station out of business so that it could open a...

Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders holding that under its tariff petitioner could only recover from its...

Willbros RPI, Inc. v. Continental Cas. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action against an insurer seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant was required to provide defense and indemnity, partial summary judgment...

Communities for a Better Env't v. S. Coast Air Quality Mgmt. Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiffs' suit against ConocoPhillips and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (District), for failing to prepare an EIR before...

US v. Valencia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Oil and Gas Law
Defendants' wire fraud convictions arising from alleged efforts to manipulate natural gas markets are affirmed where: 1) the extensive, incriminating...

MacClarence v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a petition for review of the EPA's order denying petitioner's request that the EPA object to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V permit for...

Mac's Shell Serv., Inc. v. Shell Oil Prods. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In an action under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (Act) by service station franchisees, alleging that a petroleum franchisor, Shell, and its...