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Strong v. B.P. Exploration & Prod., Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff's tort claim for an injury which occurred on an oil platform is...

Hernandez v. Hernandez

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Oil and Gas Law
An order calculating and setting child support in a post-dissolution proceeding is reversed where the trial court's order was void since the trial...

Pippin v. Burlington Res. Oil & Gas Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in an action brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is affirmed where: 1) there was no abuse...

In re Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for a writ of mandamus from a denial of an insurer's motion to intervene in a contractual indemnity action involving employees injured...

Texas Indep. Producers & Royalty Owners Ass'n v. Envtl. Protection Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for review brought by organizations representing individuals in the oil and gas industries involving aspects of a general permit issued by an...

Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant, oil company, denying plaintiff recovery of certain cleanup costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...

Davis v. Bruhaspati, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a wrongful death action involving injuries sustained in an automobile collision is reversed where disputed issues...

Nat. Comm. for the New River, Inc. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Plaintiff's petitions for review of defendant's denials of various legal claims involving environmental issues are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction...

Calpine Corp. v. Bank of New York

Banking Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law
Declaratory judgment for defendant is issued in a dispute between plaintiff, issuing corporation, and noteholders involving plaintiff's use of...

N. Illinois Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. Lavin

Construction, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Judgment for defendant-government is affirmed in a suit by plaintiffs, non-union contractors, involving a requirement of a project labor agreement as...