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In Re SemCrude L.P.

Bankruptcy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Affirming a summary judgment for downstream purchasers of oil in a Chapter 11 case where the downstream purchasers took measures to protect themselves...

Tustin Field Gas Food Inc. v. Mid Century Insurance Company

Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
Affirming the trial court's ruling that the splitting of an improperly installed fiberglass sheath on a gas station's underground gasoline storage...

Autoridad de Energia Electrica v. Vitol SA Services, LLC

White Collar Crime, Government Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Government Law
In a suit brought under a Puerto Rico 'Law 458', which prohibits government instrumentalities and public corporations from awarding bids or contracts...

In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation

Water Law, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
In consolidated multi-district litigation arising from contamination of groundwater in Orange County, California from various oil companies' use of...

SolarCity Corp. v. Salt River Agricultural Improvement and Power Dist.

Oil and Gas Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Public Utilities, Civil Procedure
In an antitrust lawsuit alleging a power district had attempted to entrench its monopoly by setting prices that disfavored solar-power providers,...

Central Valley Gas Storage v. Southam

Property Law & Real Estate, Oil and Gas Law
In an appeal arising out of a condemnation action in which defendant sought to introduce evidence of the value of their land for an underground...

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, Oil and Gas Law, International Law
In a suit involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 U.S.C. section 1604, brought by an American parent company of a Venezuelan...

California Pub. Utilities Comm'n v. Fed. Energy Reg. Comm'n

Public Utilities, Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a petition for review brought by various entities challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)'s calculation of certain refunds...

Berkshire Environmental Action v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.

Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an unusual petition for review arising out of a state administrative proceeding, involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) grant...

Virginia Electric and Power Co. v. Bransen Energy, Inc.

Oil and Gas Law, Contracts
In a suit arising out of a purchase contract for a coal product which would satisfy rigid specifications and environmental regulations, but the...