252 ABA Journal Energy Law articles.
Apr 1, 2015 1:00 AM CDT
An Oklahoma judge overseeing a class action against Chesapeake Energy has ordered a Texas lawyer to stop encouraging class members to opt out of a proposed settlement.
Judge Jon Parsley…
Feb 20, 2015 6:53 AM CST
At a time when access to oil and gas is a primary concern throughout the world economy, there is a growing push to make sure that human rights are not…
Feb 6, 2015 9:10 AM CST
A well-known Philadelphia law firm is expanding its footprint in the state and has raided two major Pennsylvania-based competitors to do so.
As of Friday, Blank Rome will have a…
Jan 7, 2015 12:55 PM CST
Only about three years ago, there were 33 attorneys on the roster of Houston litigation boutique Schwartz Junell Greenberg & Oathout.
But many went to bigger firms looking to hire…
Dec 15, 2014 4:55 PM CST
An unusual five-justice majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a defendant who sought to remove a class action from state to federal court.
The court ruled that…
Dec 15, 2014 10:56 AM CST
A gas company has been fined $1.05 million by the California Public Utilities Commission over ex parte emails in which it successfully lobbied to have the judge its officials preferred…
Nov 20, 2014 3:35 PM CST
An activist group that includes three law students has sued Harvard University in Massachusetts state court over its fossil fuel investments.
In a complaint (PDF) for declaratory and injunctive…
Nov 20, 2014 10:55 AM CST
Flying eagles looking for prey are much like texting drivers behind the wheel.
They don’t notice wind farm turbines in their flight path until it’s too late.
However, such birds…
Nov 17, 2014 1:00 PM CST
For the first time in more than 30 years, New York City-based Willkie Farr & Gallagher has opened a new U.S. office.
The firm announced (PDF) Tuesday that it…
Nov 5, 2014 4:25 PM CST
Nov 1, 2014 5:15 AM CDT
Successfully defending Halliburton Co. in litigation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill resulted in pink slips for 17 attorneys and six staff members at a Texas law firm.
After…
Oct 8, 2014 4:00 PM CDT
Fox Rothschild now has a presence in Texas as a result of its acquisition of 18-lawyer Dallas law firm David & Goodman.
According to a Tuesday story from the
After a fatal gas-supply pipeline rupture, explosion and fire in San Bruno, California, the utility company responsible spent $1.29 billion on pipeline improvements. Eight people died in the 2010 accident,…
Sep 18, 2014 10:40 AM CDT
A record $1.4 billion safety fine has been imposed by the California Public Utilities Commission concerning a 2010 gas pipeline rupture, explosion and fire that killed eight people, injured dozens…
Sep 3, 2014 11:05 AM CDT
