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ExxonMobil Oil Corp v. FERC

Oil and Gas Law
In disputes involving operator of pipelines transporting petroleum products through several states, petitioners' challenge to orders are denied as...

In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Prod. Liab. Litig.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability, Water Law
In suits originally filed by California and New Hampshire in their respective state courts against corporations that manufactured, refined, marketed,...

In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Prod. Liab. Litig.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability, Water Law
In suits originally filed by California and New Hampshire in their respective state courts against corporations that manufactured, refined, marketed,...

Thibodeaux v. Vamos Oil & Gas Co.

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
In appeals arising from suits brought against a drilling company, in which the drilling company filed third-party claims against a contract labor...

Transco Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. FERC

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for review of order requiring petitioner to reimburse intervenor for difference in cost of natural gas gathering and transport services from...

Seagull Energy E&P, Inc. v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
The statute that grants the Railroad Commission authority to regulate production of commingled oil and/or gas deposits includes the authority to...

State of Texas v. Holland

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas Law, Patent
A takings claim is not the proper avenue for a patentholder who performs services under contract with the state to assert patent rights when the...

Sea Hawk Foods, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In an action brought against Exxon by the operator of a seafood processing business in Alaska for business losses resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil...

Ferrer v. Chevron Corp.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a suit against plaintiffs' former employer, Chevron, alleging it breached fiduciary obligations under ERISA by misrepresenting the eligibility...

In the Matter of: TXNB Internal Case

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Oil and Gas Law
In a natural gas producer's conversion action against Duke Energy company arising out of certain natural gas sales, summary judgment for Duke is...