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Energy - July, 2024

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• Ghanaian Oil Co. Hit With Sanctions In Discovery Fight
• Calif. Bar Says Atty Can't End Billing Scandal's Hacking Claim
• EPA Looks To Dismiss States' Water Rule Challenge
• Pipeline Cos. Can Join FERC Approval Fight
• Telecom Trespassing On Reservation Land, Oregon Tribes Say
• Fla. Electric Co. Ex-CEO Gets 4 Years For Privatization Plot
• Historical Association Backs Tribes In SunZia Power Line Row
• Metal Recycler Loses Contract Fight With Shredder Co.
• Wash. Court To Rethink Gas Chain's Tax Duty On Fuel Cards
• Navigating Antitrust Considerations In ESG Collaborations
• Honesty Worries Justify Gas Co. Worker Firing, 4th Circ. Says
• How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
• Attys Can Seek Security Clearance In Cuellar Bribery Case
• Rising Star: McGuireWoods' Emilie McNally
• Southern Co. Beats Retirees' Suit Over Mortality Data
• Willkie-Led Silver Hill Secures $1.13B For 4th Fund
• Prosecutors Say Bribery Ruling Won't Disrupt Madigan Trial
• Texas Appeals Court Says $10M Verdict For Railcar Co. Stands
• Tanzania To Pay Indiana Resources $90M In ICSID Dispute
• Colo. Justices Step Into Boulder Climate Change Case
• DC Circ. Must Block EPA Mercury Rule, Challengers Say
• High Court Ruling Dooms EPA Smog Plan, DC Circ. Told
• NJ Men Accused Of Running $6.7M Fuel Investment Scam
• Exxon Loses Bid For Avangrid Docs In Mass. Climate Suit
• DC Circ. Tosses FERC's OK Of Northeast Pipeline Expansion
• $8.5B Gores-Led Metal Packaging Co. SPAC Draws Del. Suit
• Utility Co. Denied Injunction In Row Over Apprentice Workers
• DC Circ. Wants Chevron Ruling Addressed In GHG Case
• Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bradley Arant Adds Energy Atty In Atlanta From Boutique
• Houston Energy CEO Ran $21M Stock Scheme, SEC Says
• What Chevron's End Means For How Congress Does Business
• Rising Star: Sidley's Atman Shukla
• Fla. Judge Trims Metal Trader's Suit Against Guatemalan Atty
• 2nd Circ. Backs $44.6M For Feds In Deadly Navy Ship Crash
• Gas Refinery Co. On Hook For Worker's $1.6M Injury Award
• Subcontractor Partially Nixes Claims Over Defense Of MDL
• Magistrate Eyes Cuts To Norfolk Southern Investors' Suit
• Texas Judge Blocks NLRB Suit Over ALJ Removal Protections
• Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Can't Unwind Conviction After Bribery Trial
• Converge And Magellan Settle Antitrust Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
• Utilities Seek 8th Circ. Freeze Of Power Plant Effluent Rule
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• BCLP Adds Energy Atty In Denver From Clark Hill
• Clean Energy Tax Credit Sales Could Hit $25B, Report Says
• Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Niqui Kohli
• 6th Circ. Revives Challenge Of Clean Water Rule
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Sues To Stop Solar Panel Bill
• More Airwaves Needed To Support Drones, FCC Told
• DC Circ. Vacates FERC Oil Pipeline Index Revision
• FCC Kicks Off Rapid Response Team To Zap Pole Disputes
• DC Circ. Denies Entergy Challenge To MISO Changes
• DC Circ. Vacates EPA's Biofuel Exemptions Denial
• Kinder Morgan Shorted Early Retirement Benefits, Judge Says
• EU Calls For Dispute Talks Over Taiwan's Wind Farm Policy
• EV Group Seeks To Defend Fuel Economy Rule In 6th Circ.
• Power Groups Join Bid To Stay EPA Plant Rule At High Court
• Gas Co. Can't Wheedle Out Of Jury's Decision, Trader Says
• Magellan Denied Pretrial Win On Eve Of Houston Antitrust Trial
• Wait For Depositions May Delay Cognizant Bribe Trial Again
• Rising Star: Quinn Emanuel's Courtney Whang
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2024: Midyear Report
• Washington Cases To Watch 2024: A Midyear Report
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Can't Link Secrets Suit To $47M Claim, Ex-Worker Says
• Lawmakers Take Stab At Energy Permitting As Election Looms
• California Disses Chamber's Climate Compliance Attack
• 1st Circ. Leery Of Fishing Industry Challenge To Wind Farm
• Solar Tech Co. Investor Drops Securities Action
• Justices Urged To Hear Red State Bid To End Climate Torts
• 6th Circ. Asks Union If Steel Co. Must Pay 'Double' Benefits
• Dems' Bill Looks To Prevent Collusion With OPEC
• EPA OIG Says Texas, Calif. Pollution Sources Need Oversight
• Bracewell Hires 11 Norton Rose Energy Attys In Paris Launch
• The Rise Of State And Local Environmental Leadership
• Via Renewables Investor Sues In Chancery Over Buyout Deal
• NYSE Delisting May Be The Cost Of FCPA Compliance
• Zurich Can't Revive Deductible In Georgia Coverage Suit
• FERC Can't Give Pipeline More Time, Green Groups Say
• Exxon Loses Bid To Ditch Conn. Climate Change Fraud Suit
• Former Dentons Litigator Returns To Practice Indigenous Law
• Pfizer's Fuel Cells Can't Be Taxed, Conn. Justices Rule
• Coal Ash Crusade An Ongoing Battle For The EPA
• Boulder Wants Suncor Back In Colorado Climate Suit
• Navajo Coal Co. Appeals FINRA Arbitration Order In $11M Fight
• CFTC Action Highlights Necessity Of Whistleblower Carveouts
• 5 Tips For Solar Cos. Navigating Big Shifts In US Trade Policy
• Liberty Mutual Gets $2.4M Oil Contamination Row Trimmed
• Digital Info Not Covered By Smuggling Law, Ky. Court Holds
• IRS Sets Criteria For Carbon Capture Credit Life Cycle Report
• Unions, Energy Groups Back Enbridge 6th Circ. Rehearing Bid
• EPA Moving Toward New Regulations For 5 Chemicals
• Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Knives Out For Another Pro-Agency Landmark After Chevron
• Sidley, Cooley Craft Filter Maker's $1B Sale To IDEX Corp.
• House Panel Weighs New Rail Safety Regs After East Palestine
• Red States Seek High Court Stay Of EPA Power Plant Rule
• Feds Get OK To Seek Title To ND Riverbed For Mineral Rights
• Ariz. Justices OK Use Of Power Deal In Plant's Valuation
• Regional Electric Co-Op Sues Power District Over Unpaid Bills
• Half-Truths Vs. Omissions: Slicing Justices' Macquarie Cake
• Feds Urge Final Toss Of Youths' Constitutional Climate Suit
• Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
• 3 Areas Of Enforcement Risk Facing The EV Industry
• Stay Of Power Plant Mercury Rule Unwarranted, EPA Says
• Senate Dems Roll Out Bill To Codify Chevron Deference
• Insurers Must Defend Well Driller In Lead Contamination Suit
• Chamber Rips Multibillion-Dollar Atty Fee Bid In Musk Pay Suit
• Ambiguity Ruling Highlights Deference To Arbitral Process
• EPA Says High Court's Chevron Ruling Doesn't Doom Air Rule
• Feds Say Student Must Fight Sanctions In Treasury, Not Court
• Orrick Hires Ex-Winston & Strawn Tax Partner In Chicago
• EPA Awards $4.3B In Grants For Climate Change Projects
• Gazprom Unit Illegally Seized Helium Containers, Linde Says
• Gov't Wants Protest Over $186M In DOD Fuel Deals Thrown Out
• Jury Delivers $138M Verdict In Bitcoin Mining Consultant Suit
• Insurer Says Bank Must Pay Its $1.1M Drawdown Request
• Fifth Third Sued In $20M Escrow Dispute Over Dividend Solar
• Ex-Lobbyist Asks To Be Severed From Madigan RICO Case
• Energy Co. Accused Of Putting Off $5M Construction Project
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Keeping Up With Carbon Capture Policy In The US And EU
• Biofuel Groups Back EPA Fuel Regs In DC Circ. Fight
• Conn. AG Accuses Solar Cos. Of Illegal Sales Tactics
• Challenge To Romanian Trading Tax Referred To ECJ
• Utility, Attys 'Colluded' On $178M Ore. Wildfire Deal, Court Told
• More Airwaves Needed For Power Grid Upgrades, FCC Told
• Pa. Justices Let Enviro Groups Join Cap-And-Trade Fray
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA's Revised Biogas Accounting Rules
• DC Circ. Sides With FERC In Wind Farm Hookup Cost Fight
• Signature Gatherers Must Comply With Mich. Election Law
• Co. Says La. Utility Ditched Millions In Restitution Claims
• New State Climate Liability Laws: What Companies Must Know
• DC Circ. Won't Block EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule
• Zimbabwe Can't Dodge $50M Mining Award, DC Circ. Told
• EU Investor-State Dispute Transparency Rules: Key Points
• Less Strict Standard Should Apply In 401(k) Suit, Judge Says
• Occidental Could Sell $3.6B CrownRock Stake To Ecopetrol
• 5th Circ. Remands ESG Rule Row Citing Chevron's End
• DOE Plans $861M Support For PR Solar, Storage Project
• Oil Co. Can't Get Contract Breach Claim Revived
• Enviro Groups Deploy Chevron Ruling In Pipeline Case
• Ukraine Co. Says $208M Russia Award Should Be OK'd
• Miner Seeks Atty Fees After 4th Circ. DOL Judges Ruling
• Xcel's Silence Led To $2.6M Storm Penalty, Gas Co. Says
• State Of 2024 Energy Dealmaking: Midyear Report
• Term Extension For Ga. Utility Commish Unlawful, Suit Says
• 6th Circ. Looks To Wash Hands Of Waters Of US Appeal
• Refiner, Distributor To Pay $1M Fine In EPA Biofuel Case
• Despite Calif. Delays, Climate Disclosure Rules Are Coming
• Consumers Hit CenterPoint With 2nd Class Action Over Beryl
• Blank Rome Adds Reed Smith Trio In Houston, Pittsburgh
• Another Enphase Investor Suit Claims Execs Hid Slow Growth
• Judge With Lake Property Exits $217M Dam Repair Tax Suit
• King & Spalding Guides Quanta's $1.5B Cupertino Buy
• Ga. Mineral Co. Can't Nab Win In Row Over Talc Suit Coverage
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Intra-EU Enforcement Trends
• EPA Disputes High Court Link To Texas Clean Air Act Case
• PJM Jumps Into 3rd Circ. Row Over Transmission Project
• Lawmakers Say Bid To Toss Monument Suit Is A 'Red Herring'
• DOE Says Challenge Of $1.1B Diablo Canyon Award Must Fail
• 6th Circ. To Review 2 Standards In FirstEnergy's Cert. Fight
• Ex-Cognizant Execs Bemoan Access Woes In Bribery Case
• PE Firms Plug $300M Into Digital Infrastructure Developer
• Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism
• Kazakhstan Agrees To End Fight Over $506M Award
• SPAC Investor Sues Battery Co. In Del. Over Held-Back Shares
• Smirnov Wants David Weiss DQ'd After Trump Docs Ruling
• Colombia Ducks Damages In Eco Oro's $700M Mining Claim
• Tesla Says Chinese Co. Sells 'Dangerous' Charging Adapter
• ​​​​​​​Apollo's $1.85B Mining Co. Deal Sparks Del. Suit For Docs
• DC Circ. Knocks La. Site FERC Order, Tosses LNG Export Row
• Enbridge Seeks 6th Circ. Rehearing In Venue Dispute
• Ill. Judge Wants Expert Testimony Preview In Madigan Trial
• Marathon Beats Ex-Worker's Gender Discrimination Case
• Unilever Supplier Looks To Drag BP Into Shampoo Class Suit
• Solar Co. Cites Macquarie In Fight Against Investor Suit
• Ex-Goldman Banker Denies Bribe Charges After Extradition
• What Happens After Hawaii Kids' Historic Climate Deal
• Pollution Settlement Will Work To Restore Wash. River Habitat
• Energy Co. Says 'Abstract Harm' Of NLRB Process Merits Halt
• Platinum Co-Founder Dodges Prison For Bond Fraud Rap
• Pentagon, GSA Seek 'Record-Setting' Clean Energy Projects
• Puerto Rico Launches Climate Suit Against Fossil Fuel Cos.
• Baker Hughes 401(k) Participant Wants Class Cert.
• The 2024 Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• These Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Big Business May Come To Rue The Post-Administrative State
• Brazilian Cement Giant Seeks Ch. 15 With Over $1B In Debt
• Tribes Fight Red States' Bid To Halt EPA Water Rule
• Green Groups, Industry Spar Over Feds' Offshore Leasing Plan
• Farm, Fuel Groups Challenge Feds' Land Conservation Rule
• CenterPoint To Face Class Action Over Beryl Power Outages
• La., Miss. Utility Regulators Launch FERC Grid Policy Fight
• JD Vance's Wife Leaves Munger Tolles As Campaign Launches
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Some HVAC Patent Claims In Google Fight
• 9th Circ. Won't Review Toss Of Youths' Climate Case
• NHTSA Fuel Economy Suits Consolidated In 6th Circ.
• Ariz. Rancher Says Monument Order A 'Regulatory Regime'
• J&J Agrees To Pay $505M In Talc Producers' Ch. 11
• Military Families Fight Gov't Bid To Slash Fuel Leak Payout
• Waste Site Ruling Must Be Undone, Nuke Group Tells Justices
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• BorgWarner Accuses Supplier Of Sabotaging Supply Chain
• A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates
• US Wins $15B Keystone Cancellation Case
• Law360 Names 2024's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Loper Bright Is Shaking Up Dozens Of Regulatory Fights
• FirstEnergy Denied 6th Circ. Appeal In Doc Dispute
• 5 Firms Steer Chinese EV Co.'s $1B SPAC Merger
• BNSF Puts Up $426M To Stay Tribe's Win Pending Appeal
• Off The Bench: NCAA Loses, Favre Wobbles, NFL Fights Back
• Tribes, Enviro Orgs. Say Mining Exec's Retirement Moots Suit
• Gas Co. Says Trader Can't Get Bonus From Risky Trades
• Alberta Oil Co. Calls Out US 'Bad Faith' In Keystone Suit
• After Chevron: 7 FERC Takeaways From Loper Bright
• Feds Ignoring Idle Offshore Oil Well Risks, Green Group Says
• Litigation Funding 'Abuses' Targeted By Federal Lawmakers
• Biggest Colorado Decisions Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• Steptoe & Johnson Lands M&A Pro From Rimon Law
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Cravath, Latham
• FTC Eyes $23B ConocoPhillips Deal Amid Mass Consolidation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Balch & Bingham Hires Nuclear Energy Atty In DC
• 8th Circ. OKs Toxic Gas Injury Win, But Cuts Award By $30M
• Only 1 Gold Mine Investor Has Class Claim, Chancery Says
• $1M Fine 'Substantial' In Wash. Dam Settlement, Judge Says
• Calif. Nabs $50M Deal With Oil Traders In Gas Price-Rigging Suit
• FERC 'Waiting For Me To Die' With Late Order, Utility Atty Says
• Oil Giants Defeat City Of Baltimore's Climate Change Claims
• Judge Grants Tesoro Injunction In Pipeline Fight With Feds
• Marathon Oil To Pay $241.5M Over North Dakota Emissions
• California Adds A Novel Twist To State Suits Against Big Oil
• Criminal Enforcement Considerations For Gov't Contractors
• States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions
• Calif. Customers Sue Toyota Over Hydrogen Fuel Scarcity
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Paramount Global, Carlyle
• Ex-BP Legal Head Joins HF Sinclair As General Counsel
• BP Deadline Denial Could Impact Mass Torts, 5th Circ. Told
• Biden Floats $2B To Drive US Auto Industry's EV Pivot
• Texas Panel Tosses Electrocution Suit Against Oil Well Owner
• Energy Cos., States Seek Review Of Calif. Emissions Decision
• SEC Nabs $6.7M Over Fraud Scheme But Must Tweak Fines
• ​GOP Bombards Agencies With Demands After Chevron's End
• Utah Goes 'Too Far' In Seeking Order Clarity, Tribe Says
• Mont. High Court Weighs Youths' Right To Sue In Climate Case
• Utility Locating Co.'s Ex-CEO Sues For Severance After Firing
• FERC Rule Is A Big Step Forward For Transmission Planning
• Mich. County Fights To Keep $217M Edenville Dam Repair Tax
• NC Utility's PFAS Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Kirkland, Skadden Steer $1.8B Honeywell Natural Gas Biz Deal
• DC Circ. Won't Block EPA Methane Rule
• Solving Puzzles Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• DOI Pledges $120M For Tribal Climate Resiliency Efforts
• Ex-Shareholders Say Russia Can't Relitigate $50B Decision
• 3rd Circ. Says Creditor Can't Get Privileges In Citgo Sale
• Fuel Groups Ask Justices To Revisit Calif. Clean Air Act Waiver
• 'Plain English, Graphics, Pictures': Enviro Policy Post-Chevron
• 1st Circ. Revives Debt Harass Claims Against National Grid
• Texas Refinery Says EPA Needs To Rule On CAA Exception
• Experts Lose EPA Scientific Panel 'Echo Chamber' Lawsuit
• After Chevron: Environmental Law May Face Hurdles
• House Dems Seek Info From DOI Over Alleged Shale Cartel
• Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice
• 5th Circ. Skeptical Of Nixing ESG Rule Despite Chevron's End
• 'ComEd Four' To Renew Acquittal Bid After Bribery Ruling
• Fla. Agrees To Stronger CWA Protections For Piney Point Site
• BP Unit Slams 'Farfetched' $300M Franchise Termination Suit
• Gas Cos. To Pay $1M For Emissions Leaks At Colo. Plant
• 2nd Circ. Lets Rail Co. Retool Suit Against Big Banks
• Class Attys Seek 24.4M Tesla Shares For Musk Pay Suit Win
• 3rd Circ. Backs Pa. In Transco's Pipeline Permit Review Fight
• Carriers Seek Reimbursement For $1.3B LNG Explosion
• Biotech Co. Alleges Arbitrator Conflict In Patent Award Fight
• Maple Leaf Must Go The Way Of Chevron, Solar Cos. Say
• Mining Co. Looks To Annul Romania's Arbitration Fees
• Ga. County Won't 'Sit On Its Hindquarters' In Battery Fire Fight
• Medical Device Co. SeaStar Sued Over Regulatory Disclosures
• BLM Faces Challenges To Alaska Oil Reserve Protections
• Electrifying Transportation With Public-Private Partnerships
• Kirkland-Led Devon To Buy Grayson's Williston Biz For $5B
• O'Melveny Names New Leaders, Combines Practice Groups
• Navigating The New Rise Of Greenwashing Litigation
• In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Landowners Defend Wyo. Antitrust Claims Against Anadarko
• Judge Says Michigan Not Immune From Enbridge's Line 5 Suit
• How Reshaped Circuit Courts Are Faring At The High Court
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• High Court Flexes Muscle To Limit Administrative State
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• 5 Moments That Shaped The Supreme Court's Jan. 6 Decision
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Trade Groups Sue Denver Over Gas Stove Ban
• FCA Delaying Answers In Exploding Van MDL, Drivers Say
• 2024 Global M&A, Mega-Deal Values Outpacing 2023
• Manufacturing Co., Trustee Can't Escape ESOP Fight
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• How High Court Approached Time Limit On Reg Challenges
• First-Of-Its-Kind Chancery Ruling Will Aid SPAC Defendants
• Expect The Unexpected: Contracts For Underground Projects
• Glencore Gets Canadian OK For $7B Buy Of Steelmaking Biz
• How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts
• Enviva Execs Individually Escape ESG Investor Action
• McKinsey Can Exit Rival's Bankruptcy Conflicts RICO Suit
• Alaskan Tribe Says It Can't Get Access To Burial Site
• NYC Pensions Defeat Challenge To Fossil Fuel Divestments
• Canadian IPO Market Remained Largely 'Deserted' In First Half
• Solar Biz Says Duty Circumvention Probe Ignored Contractors
• Oil Trading Cos. Ink 'Simple' $13.9M Deal In Gas Price Rig Suit
• Markel Drops Suit Over Law Firm's Malpractice Coverage
• After Chevron Deference: What Lawyers Need To Know
• Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Debevoise Can't Avoid Testifying In Ex-Cognizant Execs' Trial
• Tribal Nations Want In On Red States' Water Rule Dispute
• 4th Circ. Nixes Black Lung Benefits For American Energy Miner
• Steel Co. Escapes 401(k) Mismanagement Suit, For Now
• Travelers Says No Coverage For Energy Co.'s Enviro Dispute
• Judge Says Feds Exceeded Question Limit In Pollution Suit
• DLA Piper Hires Former Goodwin Corporate Partner In DC
• Enbridge, Tribes Spar Over Payout In Pipeline Trespass Row
• Justices Revive FERC Solar Fight, Citing Chevron Ruling
• Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron
• The Commercial Real Estate Q&A's You Can't Miss
• Alaska Village Hits Army Corps With Gold Mine Permit Suit
• 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron
• After Chevron
• Interior Dept. OKs Atlantic Shores South Wind Project
• High Court's 1-2 Punch Sets Up Long-Standing Regs For KO
• Red States Get Biden Admin's LNG Export Pause Halted
• Gas Co. Not Covered For Pollution MDL, NY Court Rules
• Colo. Justices To Mull If Xcel Is Immune From Injury Suits
• Metals Recycler Strikes $170M Go-Public SPAC Merger
• After Chevron: Expect Few Changes In ITC Rulemaking
• Reform NEPA To Speed Mining Permits, Clean Energy Shift
• Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2024 Midyear Report
• JPMorgan Can't Collect Atty Fees, Oil Company Says
• Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem
• CNX Says Employee Tried To Patent Its Tech For Himself
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Manatt Managing Partner Begins Second 5-Year Term
• Enbridge Tells Michigan Judge To Speed Up Pipeline Ruling
• Air Taxi Startup Sued In Delaware Over Liability Shield
• Davis Polk Adds Infrastructure Finance Leader In NYC
• EV Charging Co. Strikes $3.75M Deal With Investors
• Supreme Court Widens Window To Challenge Federal Regs