Natural Resources
Recent News About Natural Resources
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Harris Co. jury awards $41 million to Prime Natural Resources in suit against Lloyd's
HOUSTON – A Harris County jury recently sided with Prime Natural Resources, Inc. in the company’s insurance lawsuit against the Lloyd’s at London, according to recent court records. -
Paxton: North Texas Water District members likely can't remove directors before term expires
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently issued an opinion on whether an appointing member city’s governing body may remove a director it has appointed to the North Texas Municipal Water District without cause during that director’s term. -
Texas AG issues 2 opinions in response to former state education commissioner requests
AUSTIN – Two separate opinions have been issued this month by Texas Attorney General Warren Kenneth "Ken" Paxton Jr's office, both in response to separate requests from former Commissioner of Education Michael Williams. -
Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas
MARSHALL DIVISION June 6 Sycamore IP Holdings LLC v. AT&T -
Dianze Thompson alleges racially motivated treatment by U.S. government
A Harris County woman is suing the federal government, alleging violation of her civil rights in a series of actions that she says compromised her livelihood. -
Iraq seeks return of more than one million barrels of crude oil on its way to Galveston
The Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq seeks possession of more than one million barrels of oil that it claims was illegally pumped from Iraqi oil fields, according to a recently filed federal lawsuit. -
GLO suit says fracking ban hurts Texas schools
The voters in Denton may want to stop hydraulic fracturing in their city, but the land office and the oil and gas industry do not. -
St. Tammany Parish sues to prevent fracking; Cites concerns over aquifer
COVINGTON, La. – Louisiana is, by and large, a state that welcomes new oil and gas projects. This comes as no surprise – the industry provides jobs for residents and a substantial tax base for the state treasury. From 20-year-old tax exemptions to the recent passage of Senate Bill 469, which blocks lawsuits against 97 oil and gas companies, the industry is secure and welcome in the state. -
Legacy lawsuits to be revealed in in-depth WWL series 'Tainted Legacy'
NEW ORLEANS – The full extent of the controversy surrounding legacy lawsuits, in which lawsuits are filed against primarily oil producers over environmental damage, is being examined in a multi-part series by reporters David Hammer and Mike Perlstein that began airing on WWL-TV in New Orleans on July 8. -
Legacy lawsuit reform passes House committee minus amendment
BATON ROUGE – A bill governing the way lawsuits addressing the cleanup of land polluted in oil drilling operations, also know as legacy lawsuit, has passed the Louisiana State House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure minus an amendment added in the Senate that limited the bill to future lawsuits only. -
Bill that would provide Louisiana ‘legacy lawsuit’ fix passes Senate unanimously
NEW ORLEANS – A bill that cleans up language in previously passed legislation that was meant to address how lawsuits involving land polluted by energy exploration activities are handled has passed the Senate unanimously. -
Tank worker sues oil and gas company after being injured
An Alabama man is suing after being injured while working on an oil and gas tank. -
Texas Tribune to host discussion with Deshotel, Ritter
A Texas news service is hosting an event with local lawmakers to discuss the last legislative session. -
LOGA: Coastal suits show need for tort reform
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Texas oil and gas company’s suit over lost drilling sites sent to Houston
A legal dispute between an oil and gas company and a well drilling company has been transferred to Houston court. -
Texas oil and gas company claims it lost hundreds of thousands in failed drilling agreement
A Texas oil and gas corporation claims a drilling company owes it hundreds of thousands of dollars after failing to uphold its promise to drill three wells on a 22-acre parcel of land. -
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline receives boost from appeals court
The Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed on Nov. 29 a ruling that denied summary judgment against TransCanada Keystone Pipeline – a foreign company armed with the power of eminent domain. -
SC denies Denbury Greeen's motion for rehearing in common carrier case
Local rice farmers and landowners breathed a collective sigh of relief on Friday, after the Texas Supreme Court denied a pipeline company's second motion on rehearing in a case over its common carrier status.
