The Energy Law Blog
Oil and gas exploration, production, and marketing in the Gulf Coast.
Author: Jason Johanson is an associate, and Cheryl Kornick and Stevia Walther are partners in Liskow & Lewis' New Orleans office. Robert Theriot is a partner in the firm's Houston office.
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Recent Posts from The Energy Law Blog
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Louisiana Supreme Court Holds That Act 312 is Constitutional
On July 1, 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that Act 312 of 2006 (“Act 312”) is constitutional and reversed the district court’s judgment declaring Act 312 unconstitutional and unenforceable under La. Const. art. V,…
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Federal Court Rules Oyster Fishermen Can't Pursue Class Action Against Owners of Pipelines and Storage Tanks for Alleged Damages from Katrina
by Kelly BeckerIn Barasich, et al. v. Shell Pipeline Co. LP, et al., 2008 U.S. Dist. Lexis 47474 (E.D. La. 6/19/08), at issue was, inter alia, whether a group of commercial oyster fishermen could bring…
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Noble Energy, Inc. v. Bituminous Cas. Co
By Tiffany Delery DavisIn Noble Energy, Inc. v. Bituminous Cas. Co., No. 07-20354, 2008 WL 2232085 (5th Cir. 2008), the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Bituminous Casualty Company, in an…
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Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Rule Excepting Oil and Gas Construction Discharges from NPDES Permitting
By Claire BienvenuOn May 23, 2008, the Ninth Circuit vacated EPA’s rule exempting discharges of sediment resulting from oil and gas construction activities from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. NRDC v. EPA, No.…
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Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Electronic Documents Constitutes Waiver of Privilege
In Victor Stanley, Inc. v. CreativePipe, Inc., __ F.Supp.2d __, 2008 WL 2221841 (D.Md. 2008), the court held that defendants waived any privilege that may have attached to 165 electronically stored documents, including communications between…
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Third Circuit interprets Act 312
In Germany v. ConocoPhillips Co., 2007-1145 (La. App. 3 Cir. 3/5/08), -- So. 2d --, the Third Circuit upheld the trial court’s ruling that under Act 312 a single trial of all issues should be…
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Texas -- Right to Arbitate Waived Without Proof of Prejudice to Opposing Party
The Supreme Court of Texas has never before found a waiver of the right to arbitrate, but in a recent five-to-four decision likely to attract multiple friend-of-the court briefs on rehearing, the court vacated an…
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Acquisitive Prescription and Predial Servitudes
In Davis v. Provost, 2007-1519 (La. App. 3 Cir. 4/2/08), -- So. 2d --, the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit reinforced an earlier holding that 1977 La. Acts No. 514 § 1, which…
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Taxation of Fuel Provided to Compression Service Operators at No Cost
In Bridges v. Production Operators, Inc., 2007-0648 (La. App. 4th Cir. 12/12/07),974 So.2d 54, at issue was whether the provision of fuel by customers to a compression services operator at no cost for use in…
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Enforce Arbitration Provision Setting Forth Grounds for Judicial Review of Arbitration Award
In Hall Street Associates, LLC v. Mattel, Inc., 2008 WL 762537 (U.S. 2008), the Supreme Court held that the grounds for vacatur and modification of arbitration awards provided by §§ 10 and 11 of the…