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Energy - December, 2022

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2022
• Judge Gives Final OK To $14M Oil Co. Stock Fraud Suit
• Insurers Slam Scouts Plan; FTX To Start Clawback Actions
• Steel Co. Sues Construction Firms Over $300M Mill Expansion
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2022
• Biggest Energy-Related Court Rulings Of 2022
• Energy Cos. Labored To Make Deals In 2022
• The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2022
• Biggest Environmental Policy Actions Of 2022
• DC Circ. OKs Energy Co.'s $42M Award Against Moldova
• Will BLM's 2nd Attempt At Natural Gas Waste Rule Succeed?
• 4th Circ. Says Green Groups Can't Sue Over Trump NEPA Rule
• Elon Musk's Attorney Alex Spiro Is Restless, Literally
• Insurer Joins Lawsuits Over Utility Co.'s Pa. Gas Explosion
• Texas Says EPA Coal Ash Rules Jeopardize State Regulations
• Fired NJ Pipeline Co. Workers Launch Race, Wage Claims
• DC Circ. Won't Reassign Panel In Drilling Lease Fight
• Feds Also Want ND Kept Out Of DC Circ. Riverbed Row
• What 3 Legal Industry Trends From 2022 Mean For Next Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Energy Co.'s Wind Farm Causing Nuisance, Texas Family Says
• Insurer Drops High Court Appeal Over Exxon's $25M Award
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Scrap Metal Plant Suit
• Interior Urges 8th Circ. To Maintain Toss Of Tribe's Drilling Suit
• Koch Industries Says Canada Can't Duck Cap-And-Trade Fight
• Enbridge Says Wis. Tribe's Win Irrelevant To Mich. Pipeline Fight
• US Defends Mass. Offshore Wind Farm OK In Fisheries' Suit
• The Largest Securities Settlements Announced In 2022
• Justices Say Pa. Panel Strayed In Quarry Cleanup Ruling
• Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits
• Greenidge Inks Deal With Lender, But Warns Of Bankruptcy
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Alaska Inlet Drilling Lease Sale
• Monex Metals Leaders Will Pay $38M To End CFTC Fraud Suit
• Insurer Says SoCal Edison Not Covered For LA Wildfire Suits
• Bradley Arant Adds 2 Partners, Senior Atty To Texas Offices
• Holland & Knight Gains Energy Pro From Akin Gump
• K&L Gates Adds Longtime McDermott Tax Atty In DC
• Origin Extends Review Window For $12.1B Takeover Proposal
• Texas Power Co. Wins Immediate OK Of Ch. 11 Wind-Down
• EPA Tells DC Circ. That Air Finding Remains Rock Solid
• EPA Innovates With Planned Green Power Credits For EVs
• Abu Dhabi's Oil Biz To Acquire 24.9% Stake In Austria's OMV
• USW Members Ratify 4-Year Contract With US Steel
• Musk Wants 'Slapdash' Twitter Investor Suit Sent To Delaware
• Treasure Hunter Denied Coverage For $7.5M IP Award
• Israeli Energy Co. Must Pay Guatemala $1.8M, NY Judge Says
• USPS Seeks Mostly Electric Delivery Vehicles For $9.6B Plan
• No Prison For Investor Who Helped Cheat Quicken Loans
• DC Circ. Says FERC Botched Md. Dam Relicensing
• EPA Issues Final Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions
• The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play
• Navajo Energy Co. Hits BNSF With Coal Contract Breach Suit
• Energy Equipment Co., Insurer At Odds Over Cause Of Fire
• 2nd Circ. Lets Investors Sue Macquarie For Fuel 'Omissions'
• Insurer Says 2013 Explosion Coverage Dispute Is Resolved
• National Grid Seeks Dismissal Of Solar Cos.' Tax Suits
• 4 Proactive Strategies For 'Rocket Docket' Discovery In SDNY
• Attys' Deadline Miss Ends BP Oil Spill Case, 11th Circ. Affirms
• 3M To Exit PFAS Manufacturing By End Of 2025
• Platinum Founder Hit With $8.2M Verdict In Overvaluation Trial
• The 7 Biggest Massachusetts Top Court Rulings Of 2022
• UK Gas Biz Serica To Buy North Sea Rival In £644M Deal
• Crowell & Moring Adds Energy Attorneys In 2 Offices
• Del. Justices Undo $690M Award In Boardwalk Pipeline Case
• Mining Co. Vale Wants Out Of SEC Dam Collapse Suit
• Feds Say Climate Review Of Utah Oil Rail Project Was Proper
• Baker Hughes Investors Ask Chancery To Preserve Class Suit
• Ga. Judge Frees Ex-Employees From Noncompete Suit
• Ruby Pipeline Seeks OK For $135M Kinder Morgan Settlement
• EPA Affirms Cancer Risk Value For Ethylene Oxide
• EPA Scores $150M Deal For Lower Passaic River Cleanup
• Baltimore Urges Justices To Skip Climate Suit Remand Review
• Texas High Court To Hear School, Oil Co. 'Tax Ferret' Dispute
• Sierra Club Says Feds Ignored NY Climate Law In Pipeline OK
• NJ Senate Committee Approves R&D Tax Credit Increase
• Energy Cos. Want ND Drilling Rights Suit Tossed
• Class Attys Get $26.4M For CVR Buyback Suit Deal In Del.
• Honeywell To Pay $203M To End Foreign Bribery Probes
• Kirkland-Led Investment Co. Invests $200M In Energy Provider
• Colo. Broke Air Quality Law With Permit Inaction
• Energy Cos. Say Texas Comptroller Placed $3.2B In Jeopardy
• DOI Lessee Says New DC Circ. Panel Needed In Drilling Case
• TotalEnergies Pushes FERC To Nix Enforcement Case
• Thompson Hine Adds New Enviro Partner In Atlanta
• Chubb Hires V&E Enviro Leader For New Climate Role
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Says Crestwood Gas Leak Suit Doesn't Belong In Texas
• Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
• Latham Guides Repsol's €560M Buy Of Renewable Energy Biz
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Davis Polk, Cravath
• Capital Markets Activity Plunged To Earth In 2022
• Rio Tinto Completes $3.1B Deal For Canadian Mineral Biz
• FERC Chair Bids Farewell In Final Meeting
• Feds Say Gulf Oil Lease Is Forced By Inflation Reduction Act
• Senate Sends $858B 2023 Defense Bill To Biden's Desk
• Insurer Says New Suit Clouds Coverage For Oil Co. Pollution
• Platinum Liquidators Seek $50M From Founder As Trial Wraps
• 11th Circ. Wary Of Race-Based Bar On Statewide Ga. Election
• Southwest Gas Sells Pipeline Holding Co. In $1.5B Deal
• Talen Energy Gets OK For $1.4B Debt-Swap Ch. 11 Plan
• 5 Firms Build $950M Greenfire Resources SPAC Merger
• 5 Lessons From The EPA's 2022 Enviro Justice Efforts
• 2022 Hurdles Failed To Deter DOJ Antitrust Enforcement Goals
• Holland & Knight Adds Tax Pro From Eversheds Sutherland
• Nikola Founder Says Juror Confusion Led To Fraud Verdict
• Ohio Justices Freeze Ex-Regulator's Assets In Bribery Suit
• Exxon, Pipeline Owner Forge Agreement Over Email Discovery
• Deals Rumor Mill: Phoenix Suns, Carlyle Group, Twitter
• White & Case Can't Exit $50B Yukos Case Yet, Court Hears
• Pot Grower Sues Scotts Miracle-Gro Over Exploding Lamps
• TotalEnergies Unit Says FERC Proceeding Belongs In Court
• 11th Circ. Grapples With Fee Award In Eminent Domain Case
• Sugar Co. Has $291M Suit Over Cuban Port Use Dismissed
• Tribal Dam Project Nabs Additional $15M From Interior Dept.
• Navigating The Unique Challenges Of An OIG Investigation
• Baker Botts Seeks Arbitration In Energy Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Army Corps Axes Gulf Dredging Project After Legal Pushback
• Texas Utility Says N.M. Penalties For Discharges Are Unlawful
• DC Circ. Rejects Sioux Tribe's Rehearing Bid In Mining Row
• How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically
• 3 Firms Power $1.5B SPAC Deal For Clean Energy Tech Co.
• Pa. Pot Patient Says She Was Illegally Fired Over Drug Test
• Keep Climate Litigation In Federal Court
• Guatemalan Co. Takes Aim At 11th Circ. Vacatur Standards
• 7 Firms Lead Metals, Pharma And Wellness Co. SPAC Deals
• Chemical Plant, Residents Spar Over Class Cert. In Fire Suit
• Enviro Groups Seek $1.1M In Fees For Ariz. Copper Mine Suit
• Georgia Steam Builder Can't Escape Claims in Contract Fight
• DC Says Climate Suit Appeal Shouldn't Stop Remand
• Fed. Circ. Finds Contracting Co. Not A Small Biz For DOE Deal
• Tokio Marine Unit Wants $24M From Texas Oil Drilling Co.
• Trade Court Tosses Importer's Challenge To Solar Duty 'Error'
• West Virginia Pipeline Co. Can't Dodge All Pollution Claims
• Key Republican Says Gensler's SEC Will Answer To Congress
• Ares, Oaktree Sue MasTec, IEA In Chancery For Deal Breaches
• 5th Circ. Axes Entergy's 2nd Appeal In Hurricane Blackout Suit
• Coca-Cola Faces Retooled Suit Over '100% Recyclable' Bottles
• Taiwanese Co. Wants Out Of Sysco's US Trade Secrets Suit
• Platinum Founder Tells Jury He Had No Control Over Fund
• US Steel's Boot Requirement Ignored Disability, Suit Says
• Dole, Chiquita Again Try To Get Banana Pesticide Suit Tossed
• What Maine Offshore Wind Road Map Will Mean For Industry
• Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance
• Top Firms Make Growth A Priority For 2023
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Celsius To Hold Customer Crypto, Alex Jones' Personal Ch. 11
• Fed Circ. Says SBA Exempt From Size Standard Law Change
• Ethanol Industry Groups Attack Fuel Economy Standards
• 4th Circ. Dashes Ex-Owner's Bid To Renew Golf Course Spat
• Navigating The Fast-Evolving Global ESG Antitrust Terrain
• EPA Proposes New Ban On HFCs
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Gets More Time For Utility Plan
• FAR Council Proposal Adds Teeth To Climate Disclosure Rules
• Ohio Dry-Cleaning Startup Fraud Suit Halted Amid Ch. 11
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher, Latham
• Energy Co. Can't Rule Out Jury Trial In ERISA Suit
• Big Tech Urges DC Circ. To Reject Child Labor Suit
• Lawmakers Say Oil Rig Decommission Practices Must Improve
• 5th Circ. Lets Energy Cos. Intervene In Power Grid Law Fight
• Calif. EV Battery Recycling Plans Could Set National Trend
• Deals Rumor Mill: LedgerX, Unilever, Global Switch
• DLA Piper Hires Ex-Polsinelli Litigator For Its Sports Practice
• Fertilizer Co. Pollutes Calif. River, Suit Says
• Hartford Unit Can't Upend Energy Co.'s IP Suit Coverage Win
• Native Leaders Lobby White House On Canada Mining Threats
• SEC's Peirce Tells Panel That Climate Plan Is A Distraction
• DC Circ. Presses Texas On EPA Ozone Designation Harms
• 3rd Circ. Rules FERC Can Defend Power Market Subsidy Rule
• Red States Challenging Carbon Metric Face Tough 5th Circ.
• Ohio Justices Send Solar Fees Case Back To Clarify Tax Issue
• New Biden Plan Aims To Slash Federal Building Emissions
• DOI Sells First Pacific Wind Power Leases For $757M
• TotalEnergies Says $100M Trina Solar Suit Must Go Ahead
• Texas Power Report Falls Short On Winter Risks, Other Issues
• Missing Docs Don't Justify Total Penalty Rate, Hyundai Argues
• White & Case Likely To Get Court OK To Drop Russian Tycoon
• Baker Botts Energy Pro Jumps To Reed Smith In Houston
• Pillsbury Adds Liskow & Lewis Atty To Houston Enviro Group
• Energy Exec Tells Texas Panel Beto's Tweets Defamed Him
• Energy Groups Challenge EPA Coal Ash Regulatory Changes
• Mass. Man Gets 7 Years For $50M Energy Grant Scheme
• Judge Rejects Protections For Ruby Pipeline Stalking Horse
• Ruby Pipeline Clashes With Noteholders On Asset Bids
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Cabot Fracking Pollution Case
• Feds Say They Had Authority To Craft Pipeline Valve Rule
• Ga. Judge Hints Investor Suit Against Deloitte Misses Mark
• New Mexico To Settle Spill Claims With Colo. Mine Contractors
• Int'l Trade Policy And Compliance Reflect Holistic Shift
• 5 Firms Steer 2 Energy-Related SPAC Mergers Totaling $2.6B
• Black Oil Rig Worker Wins $24K In EEOC Race Bias Suit
• Worker Says US Steel Negligence Led To Near-Fatal Accident
• GOP-Led States Want Full 8th Circ. Hearing On Carbon Metrics
• Energy Co. NRG Acquires Vivint Smart Home In $5.2B Deal
• Oil Biz To Raise Up To £10.6M In UK, Canadian Placings
• Ex-US Rep. Arrested In Atlanta After Venezuela Investigation
• DC Circ. Leery Of Moldova's Bid To Undo $58M Arbitral Award
• Calif. Gov. Unveils Penalty Proposal For Excessive Oil Profits
• DC Circ. Clashes On Who Can Challenge Rule Withdrawal
• Judge OKs $49M FirstEnergy Class Settlement, $13M In Fees
• Pipeline Owner Says It Shouldn't Have To Give Email To Exxon
• Occidental Insists Landowner Class Must Be Decertified
• EPA Orders Chemical Cleanup At Virgin Islands Refinery
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• EPA Asks Court To OK Its Timeline For Ozone Decision
• Messer Sanctioned Again For Destroying Gas Leak Evidence
• High Court Passes On Challenge To DC Circ. Agency Reviews
• Judge Axes Challenge To SEC's Pared-Back Proxy Rules
• 3 Pricing Trends In Law Firm Use Of Litigation Funding
• In Law Firm Race For Revenue, Top Dogs Stand Alone
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• National Grid Clears Conditions For Sale Of $11.8B Subsidiary
• Los Angeles City Council Approves 'Historic' Oil Drilling Ban
• Embattled Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Hit With More FCPA Charges
• DC Circuit Sends Grid Connection Cost Order Back To FERC
• ABB To Pay $327M To End S. Africa Power Plant Bribery Probe
• Jet Spat Could Resolve Choice-Of-Law Qs, High Court Hears
• Mexico's New Economy Secretary Seeks Improved US Talks
• EPA Nets Deal With Ohio Steel Plant Over Lead Emissions
• Nigeria Seeks Contempt In $10B Award Fight As Trial Looms
• Energy Co. Asks Texas Justices To Undo $13M Royalty Loss
• Calif. Agency Approved Oil Wells Without Review, Group Says
• Interest Rates Doom Lender, Crypto Winter Persists
• EPA Steps Closer To Blocking Pebble Mine
• Shell Faces Religious Bias Suit Over COVID Vaccine Mandate
• Clean Hydrogen Developers Should Track Incentives, Risks
• FTC Scrutinizes $5.2B Purchase By Natural Gas Producer EQT
• Calif. Jury Clears CPUC In Exec's $4.8M Whistleblower Trial
• EQT Seeks $13.5M From Defaulted Supplier Of Faulty Valves
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Seasoned Litigator Joins Baker Botts In Dallas From Foley
• Safeguarding Attorneys' Greatest Asset: Our Mental Health
• Norton Rose Gains Energy Deal Pro From Porter Hedges
• Certain Solar Imports Found To Circumvent Tariffs On China
• Spain Can't Get €42M Renewables Award Nixed
• Wis. Container Firm Pays $1.6M For Clean Air Allegations
• Tribe's River Pollution Claims Aren't Ripe, Metal Co. Says
• IRS Starts Clock On Energy Projects' Labor Rule Exemption
• Uniper Launches Arbitration Claim Against Gazprom Export
• EPA Boosts Biofuels In Proposed Renewable Fuel Regs
• Biden Announces Protections For Sacred Nevada Mountain
• Marathon Oil's $10.5M Lease Fight Can Move Forward
• Ohio Dry-Cleaning Delivery Startup, CEO Hit With Fraud Suit
• Why The EPA Has Made Little Progress On EJ Litigation
• Green Groups Can Defend Colo. Emissions Law From Suncor
• Fla. Treasury To Divest From BlackRock, Citing ESG Policies
• Akin Gump Adds Sidley Austin Energy Atty As Pipeline Leader
• Deals Rumor Mill: CoinDesk, News Corp., Liverpool FC