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US Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n v. NRG Energy, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law
An enforcement action to enjoin defendant from future violations of the Commodity Exchange Act was not barred by defendant's discharge in bankruptcy.

N. Alaska Envtl. Ctr. v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In environmental plaintiffs' challenge to the adequacy of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) prepared by the Bureau of Land Management...

Bridgeport Tank Trucks v. Lien Agent

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
11 U.S.C. section 506(b) does not permit appellants' recovery of attorney's fees and costs, as part of their oversecured statutory materialmen's lien...

State of Louisiana v. Union Oil Co. of California

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of a motion to remand following removal of a state court action alleging breach of contract, negligence, strict liability and trespass arising...

U.S. v. Project on Gov't Oversight

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
Summary judgment for government in a suit alleging violation of prohibitions on making contributions to the salary of an executive branch official as...

FG Hemisphere Assocs., LLC v. Republique du Congo

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law
A foreign sovereign's property must be in the U.S. when a district court determines whether an exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act...

Sec'y of Labor v. Twentymile Coal Co.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is generally without authority to review the Secretary of Labor's discretionary decisions...

Save Our Cumberland Mountains v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action brought by environmental groups challenging an agency's environmental assessment and decision-making in connection with a coal mining...

Max Arnold & Sons, LLC v. W.L. Hailey & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute involving an alleged breach of a warranty agreement between the parties, grant of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is reversed...

Honeywell Int'l, Inc. v. ITT Indus., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas Law, Patent, Transportation
Summary judgment of noninfringement for defendants involving a patent for a type of fuel filter is affirmed where the accused "quick connects" did not...