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April 16, 2025
Texas Oil Cos. Seek Pass-Through Pollution Claims Coverage
Oil and gas companies told a Texas federal court on Wednesday that their insurer must pay to defend them against pass-through claims in connection with underlying pollution lawsuits thanks to a purchase and sale agreement they entered into with another company.
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April 16, 2025
Energy Dept. Blocked From Cutting School Research Grants
A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Energy from capping indirect costs for research grants while the court considers arguments from a group of universities that the policy shift will "devastate" scientific research.
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April 16, 2025
Union Denied More Time In Feds' Bid To Bless CBA Rebuke
A Kentucky federal judge has refused to delay an approaching hearing on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's bid to nullify its workers' union contracts, despite a union's assertion that it's been given little time to prepare for a consequential case and that it has yet to be served.
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April 16, 2025
Venture Global Faces Investor Suit Over Post-IPO Slump
Liquefied natural gas exporter Venture Global Inc. has been hit with a class action in Virginia federal court from an investor who claims that the company's registration statements from its $1.8 billion initial public offering earlier this year contained false and misleading statements about Venture's production levels and the costs of some of its projects.
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April 16, 2025
Groups Urge Congress To Probe DC's Use Of Private Attys
The American Tort Reform Association and two other groups called on Congress on Wednesday to investigate District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb for the office's use of outside counsel for litigation, which they say has issued millions in legal contracts with little transparency or accountability.
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April 16, 2025
Exxon Urges Justices To Resolve Seized Cuba Property Claim
Exxon Mobil Corp. asked the U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize a ruling frustrating its attempts to collect damages from Cuban property confiscated decades ago, arguing the Trump and Biden administrations' opposing stances on such lawsuits present a chance for the court to settle the political debate.
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April 16, 2025
Mexico's Vista Buys Stake In Argentine Oil Project For $1.5B
Mexico-based oil and gas company Vista Energy said Wednesday it has acquired a 50% stake in La Amarga Chica, a large shale oil project in the Neuquina Basin of Argentina's vast Vaca Muerta shale formation, for about $1.5 billion.
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April 16, 2025
Locke Lord Escapes Refinery's Suit Over $2.5M Loss
A New Jersey state appeals court said Wednesday Locke Lord LLP's office in the state isn't a strong enough tie to establish jurisdiction in an oil company's legal malpractice suit over the company's $2.5 million loss connected to a North Dakota refinery project.
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April 16, 2025
Former NC Utilities Commission Chair Joins McGuireWoods
McGuireWoods LLP announced Wednesday that the former chair of the North Carolina Utilities Commission is the latest addition to its energy regulatory and enforcement teams.
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April 16, 2025
Reed Smith Wins Stay Order In Eletson Shipping Feud
For now, Reed Smith will not be compelled to turn over a client file to the new owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson, following a temporary stay issued by the Second Circuit amid the BigLaw firm's fight to continue representing the company's prebankruptcy shareholders.
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April 16, 2025
Judge Restores EPA Grant Funds For Climate Change Groups
A D.C. federal judge has ordered Citibank NA to start disbursing Biden-era federal grant funding to nonprofits working on climate change projects, and blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to terminate the grants.
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April 16, 2025
Global Clean Energy Files Ch. 11 With Over $2B In Debt
Renewable fuels company Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 relief Wednesday in Texas with more than $2 billion of liabilities, about $2 million of cash on hand and a prearranged restructuring plan supported by most of its secured lenders.
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April 15, 2025
Judge Tells Feds To Unfreeze Climate, Infrastructure Funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies must "turn the funding spigots back on" while environmental groups challenge the Trump administration's decision to cut congressionally approved dollars for infrastructure, agriculture, climate and other initiatives, a Rhode Island federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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April 15, 2025
Trump Cites U.S. Security To Investigate Critical Minerals Tax
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an executive order launching a so-called Section 232 national security tariff investigation into the United States' reliance on imported processed critical minerals, citing his belief that "an overreliance ... could jeopardize U.S. defense capabilities."
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April 15, 2025
New Mexico Pueblos Allowed Into Fed Mineral Lease Ban Suit
A pair of Native American pueblos can intervene in a Navajo Nation suit seeking to undo a Biden administration order withdrawing federal land from new mineral leasing around Chaco Canyon, a federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday.
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April 15, 2025
No Appeal For Green Energy Co. CEO In $40M Investor Suit
The CEO of a company purportedly funded by a green energy outfit can't appeal a judge's determination in a proposed investor class action that found the executive is subject to the Tennessee federal court's jurisdiction, saying he failed to meet the requirements for such an appeal.
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April 15, 2025
DC Circ. Again Nixes Challenge To $44B Alaska LNG Project
The D.C. Circuit rejected a challenge by conservation groups against the U.S. Department of Energy's reapproval of a $44 billion liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, ruling Tuesday the department's conclusion regarding uncertainty over the project's effects on greenhouse gases was supported by "overwhelming evidence" in its environmental impact statements.
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April 15, 2025
9th Circ. Backs Gold Mine's Win In Mechanic's Disability Suit
The Ninth Circuit upheld on Tuesday a mining company's win in an ex-employee's suit alleging it fired him upon his return from disability leave, agreeing with a lower court that the mechanic was set to return with restrictions that left him unable to do required repair work.
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April 15, 2025
Court Abused Discretion In Tesoro Pipeline Row, 8th Circ. Told
Enrolled members of a North Dakota tribe say a lower court abused its discretion in denying them intervention in a lawsuit challenging the federal government's right-of-way trespassing claims against the Tesoro High Plains Pipeline, arguing it failed to consider the full scope of their interests and rights at stake.
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April 15, 2025
Kinder Morgan Must Face $100M Texas Storm Billing Dispute
A Texas state appeals court said Tuesday that Kinder Morgan must face a suit over $100 million in invoices stemming from a February 2021 winter storm that caused a power crisis in the state, finding that the company hadn't shown it was forced to reduce gas supplied to a customer at the height of the storm.
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April 15, 2025
Entergy Can't Fight FERC Market Rule Change, DC Circ. Says
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday said Entergy lacks standing to challenge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's rejection of a regional grid operator's change to its capacity market rules after the agency concluded the change would give Entergy too much market power.
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April 15, 2025
Colorado Judge Tosses Counties' Suit Over $25M Tax Transfer
A Colorado state judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by seven counties challenging the transfer of $25 million from a state fund aimed at offsetting the impacts of extractive industries, finding in an order that the state Legislature had full authority to move the dollars.
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April 15, 2025
Natural Gas Biz Finalizes $400M Credit Facility
Natural gas gathering and processing midstream company Vaquero Midstream on Tuesday announced that it closed on an expanded $400 million credit facility led by Bok Financial.
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April 15, 2025
Chancery Tosses 'Unripe' AES Advance Notice Bylaw Suit
A Delaware vice chancellor tossed a suit against the global utility and power company AES Corp. and its top brass that challenged the company's advance notice bylaw, finding there is no "ripe" controversy or dispute for the court to review.
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April 15, 2025
Holland & Knight Picks Up Reed Smith Oil & Gas Pro In Texas
Holland & Knight LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired a former Reed Smith LLP partner to bolster its corporate oil and gas practice and advise clients about liquefied natural gas and other transactions.
Expert Analysis
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The Repercussions Of FEMA's Wildfire Cleanup Policy Cuts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced a decision to cease conducting additional soil tests to confirm that the land is safe and free of toxins after wildfires, meaning people could be moving back into houses unfit for human habitation, potentially leading to years of lawsuits, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio & Dubey.
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What's At Stake As 9th Circ. Eyes Cultural Resource Damages
In Pakootas v. Teck Cominco, the Ninth Circuit is faced with the long-unresolved question of whether cultural resource damages are recoverable as part of natural resource damages under the Superfund law — and the answer will have enormous implications for companies, natural resource trustees and Native American tribes, says Sarah Bell at Farella Braun.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Instructions, Price Evaluation, Standing
In this month's bid protest roundup, Caitlin Crujido at MoFo looks at three recent decisions that consider a contractor's attempt to circumvent unambiguous solicitation instructions, the fairness of an agency's price evaluation and whether a protestor that would be unable to perform even if sucessful has standing.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Precision In Jurisdiction Clauses
The High Court recently held that a contract requiring disputes to be heard by U.K. courts superseded arbitration agreements between long-time business affiliates, reinforcing the importance of drafting precise jurisdiction clauses that international commercial parties in multiagreement relationships will use to resolve prior disputes, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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Opinion
Federal Limits On Counter-Drone Options Need Updating
As malicious actors swiftly and creatively adapt drone technology for nefarious ends, federal legislation is needed to expand the authority of state and local governments, as well as private businesses and individuals, to take steps against such threats, says Carter Lee at Woods Rogers.
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Strategizing For Renewable Energy Project Success In Texas
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has long been a key market for renewable energy projects, but rising financial and regulatory uncertainty means that developers and investors must prepare for inflation and policy risks, secure robust insurance coverage, and leverage tax equity transferability to ensure success, say attorneys at McDermott.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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How Latin American Finance Markets May Shift Under Trump
Changes in the federal government are bringing profound implications for Latin American financial institutions and cross-border financing, including increased competition from U.S. banks, volatility in equity markets and stable green investor demand despite deregulation in the U.S., says David Contreiras Tyler at Womble Bond.
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Series
Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Opinion
Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Key Takeaways From The 2025 Spring Antitrust Meeting
Leadership changes, shifting priorities and evolving enforcement tools dominated the conversation at the recent American Bar Association Spring Antitrust Meeting, as panelists explored competition policy under a second Trump administration, agency discretion under the 2023 merger guidelines and new frontiers in conduct enforcement, say attorneys at Freshfields.