Co-author Michael Kelsheimer
It’s common knowledge: Fair Labor Standards Act audits from the U. S. Department of Labor and lawsuits from workers for overtime violations are coming faster than a blitzing safety on a third and long.
Native Oilfield Services is the latest target. Dispatchers and
Therapist: “We’re here today in group to bring closure to the traumatic events of Crosstex North Texas Pipeline L.P. v. Gardiner. Each side claims mistreatment by his adversary and by one component or another of the civil justice system. Rancher/property owner Mr. Gardiner, you appear to be the more unhappy party, let’s start with
Quiz: How is baseball not like litigation?
Co-author Matthew WheatleyYour well consultant just cemented 10,000 feet of tubing inside the casing of your eight million dollar well, … a neighboring operator frac’ed his Eagle Ford well into your Austin Chalk completion, thereby trespassing and contaminating your well. Righteousness and vengeance are yours. The jury will draw and quarter the offender.
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Co-Author Matthew WheatleyIn Texas, lost profits can’t be recovered as damages unless proven to a “reasonable certainty”.
Question 1: What does that mean?
Question 2: Does it matter if the deal is in Bulgaria?
Let’s get rid of the second one first. Bulgaria or no Bulgaria, it doesn’t matter as long as Texas law
Co-authors Preston Kamin and Joe VireneEverybody from the well site to the board room has an opinion about when oil prices will “rebound”. Rather than an opinion, we have a question: How do I collect my money while we’re waiting?
This post is a refresher for service companies and suppliers looking for money from
I often wonder if anybody actually reads our modest, quasi-weekly offerings. They do! And they respond! To criticize! I earn my keep being “critiqued” by impatient judges, aggressive opposing counsel and, occasionally, less-than-happy clients, so – challenge accepted.
“Critique” One:
Lipsky was not Range’s lessor, therefor I know nothing about the case. Surely, this person
May a court “draw rational inferences from circumstantial evidence” when determining if a plaintiff has met its burden in a suit in which the defendant has invoked the Texas Citizens Participation Act . That was the question in In re Lipsky.
What is The Anti-SLAPP Statute?
The
Co-author Shannon ThorneIn McBride v. Estis Well Service, LLC, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that punitive damages are not available to seamen under the Jones Act or under general maritime law. In those cases, recovery is limited to pecuniary losses.
The Drill Barge Accident
Estis Well Service owned and operated
The spirit of Charles Ponzi lives in the oil and gas business. Today we offer advice for attracting special attention from powerful federal authorities, inspired by SEC v. Helms et al. Here’s how you do it:
Helms and Kaelin, marketed a limited partnership to hold royalty interests in 2000 wells and raised $31,000,000 from