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Seagull Energy E&P, Inc. v. Eland Energy, Inc.

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In an oil and gas lease dispute, a court of appeals judgment reversing a trial court judgment in favor of an operator is reversed where an operating...

BNSF Ry. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
A railway company's petition for review of an order of the Surface Transportation Board rejecting as unreasonable certain rates the railroad charged a...

MCB Oil Co. v. City of Gainesville

Oil and Gas Law
An appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Candlewood Timber Group, LLC v. Pan Am. Energy, LLC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Government Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In multinational litigation involving plaintiffs' attempt to recover damages attributed to defendant's breaches of oil and gas extraction permits in...

McGovern v. Gen. Holding, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, M&A, Oil and Gas Law, Patent
In a dispute between defendant, a scientist and inventor, and plaintiffs, his two business partners, the court finds that: 1) defendant breached his...

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. v. Bodman

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
Dismissal of claimants' complaint against the Department of Energy and one of its offices involving refunds under the 1986 Stripper Well settlement is...

Gulf Restoration Network v. US Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation, Water Law
A petition for review of a decision of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation granting a license for a liquified natural gas facility in...

Herrera v. Lufkin Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Summary judgment on hostile work environment and breach of contract claims, judgment as a matter of law on intentional infliction of emotional...

Frontier Pipeline Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
Petitions for review of orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requiring certain crude oil carriers to pay shippers reparations for...

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In a case brought by a customer under the Natural Gas Act arising out of a mechanical failure that interrupted the provision of liquefied natural gas...