Chesapeake has not had a good run in the courts lately. It has been hammered over the last year with lawsuits brought by mineral lessors alleging that the natural gas giant has swindled them out of millions of dollars in royalty payments. And the plaintiffs […]
Those of us representing employers in the oil patch know the sad scenario all too well. Exceedingly well paid employees and contractors seek even more pay, usually once terminated, through a long-standing law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “Act […]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently reviewed a district court’s decision to certify a class of investors in British Petroleum securities. The case, Ludlow v. BP, P.L.C., No. 14-20420, centers on BP’s alleged misstatements […]
In Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC, the Texas Supreme Court recently declined to consider an appeal from a Fourth Court of Appeals decision denying Lightning’s request for a temporary injunction that would have blocked Anadarko from […]
You may wonder how a company president might be liable given the fact that we are talking about an entity that was the official “employer,” and corporate law, generally, provides a shield for individuals who work at the company, whether as employees […]
The Supreme Court of Texas has taken up an appeal that could ultimately change the landscape of oil and gas law and spur a new generation of production payment litigation. Depending on the Supreme Court’s decision, Texas law may in the future hold […]