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In Re: City of Fall River, MA

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
Petition for a writ of mandamus compelling the Department of Transportation to issue regulations and rule on a long-pending petition for rulemaking is...

Natural Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
Defendant's issuance of Standards of Conduct to regulate natural gas pipelines' interactions with their marketing affiliates, and later revision to...

Nelson v. Superior Ct. of San Mateo County (Exxon Mobil Corp.)

Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability, Water Law
Judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendant on strict liability count, in case alleging MTBE added to gasoline refined by defendant, and supplied...

Hoover Slovacek LLP v. Walton

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Oil and Gas Law
An attorney hired on a contingent-fee basis may not include in the fee agreement a provision stating that, in the event the attorney is discharged...

UGI Corp. v. Marcucilli

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Oil and Gas Law
An order granting class certification of a consumer's action that challenged a "hazardous material charge" on his propane gas bill is reversed where...

Hooven v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A, Oil and Gas Law
In a case arising out of a dispute over whether employees divested in connection with a merger between Mobil Corporation and Exxon Corporation are...

Parker v. Mobil Oil Corp.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
Dismissal of complaint alleging that exposure to benzene in gasoline caused plaintiff-gas station attendant to develop acute myelogenous leukemia...

Islander E. Pipeline Co. v. State of Conn. Dep't of Envtl. Prot.

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Water Law
Defendant's order denying petitioner's Water Quality Certificate application, for discharge into the waters of Long Island Sound during construction...

EPCO Carbon Dioxide Prods., Inc. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Oil and Gas Law
Dismissal of a liquid carbon dioxide producer's breach of contract, abuse of rights, and bad faith claims against a bank who provided financing for...

Energy Mgmt. Corp. v. City of Shreveport

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
A declaratory judgment on remand declaring a city ordinance, involving the drilling of oil and gas wells, "invalid" rather than "preempted," and...