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Energy - August, 2024

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• Don't Halt Smelter Pollution Suit For Appeal, 8th Circ. Told
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Keystone Tribunal Says US Didn't Agree To Extend NAFTA Terms
• 3rd Circ. Won't Touch Pipeline Workers' Appeal In OT Suit
• New York Code Council, Officials Duck Natural Gas Ban Suit
• 'Guesswork' Underlies Red States' NEPA Challenge, Feds Say
• Feds Propose Tribal Oversight Of Utah National Monument
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Base Networks, Nuclear Power
• Portland's Gross Receipts Tax Oversteps City's Authority
• After Chevron: SEC Climate And ESG Rules Likely Doomed
• Colorado Pipeline Co. Fights $312M Property Valuation
• Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fall IPO Pickup Could Be A Prelude For 2025 Recovery
• Rule Aims To Widen Low-Income Green Electricity Tax Credits
• Texas' Anti-ESG Law Is Unconstitutional, Green Biz Org Says
• Madigan Seeks To Block Ex-Alderman's Expert Testimony
• Ex-SPAC Agrees To Face 'Springing Penalty' In SEC Case
• States, Industry Ask High Court To Block EPA Methane Rule
• 5th Circ. Rules That Welding Inspector Isn't An Employee
• Navigating The Uncertain Landscape Of Solar Tariffs
• 5th Circ. Got Biofuel Ruling Right, Refiners Tell Justices
• Albright Boots $8B EV Trade Secrets Suit For Improper Venue
• Amid SEC Rule Limbo, US Cos. Subject To ESG Regs In EU
• SunPower Eyes Sept. Auction As IP Objection Nixed For Now
• How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
• Foley & Lardner Must Face Ex-Clients' Breach-Of-Duty Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman IPO, Covestro Takeover, Trinitech
• Trade Court Wants More Info To Decide Generator's Duty Rate
• Judge Asked To OK Settlement For Halliburton CERCLA Suit
• Nippon Pledges $1.3B For US Steel In Quest For US Approval
• Nasdaq To Pay $22M CFTC Fine Over Incentive Program
• Marathon Oil Stockholders Approve $23B ConocoPhillips Deal
• Kirkland Guiding Oneok On $5.9B Energy Infrastructure Deals
• Utah Counties Tell Justices DC Circ. Took NEPA Too Far
• Red States Raise Alarm Over Methane Rule Retroactivity
• Contractor Drops Fed. Circ. Challenge To Registration Rule
• Citgo Auction Delayed Again, This Time Till November
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Ex-GE Engineer's Espionage Conviction
• Russia Seeks Pause On $5B Naftogaz Award Suit
• The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2024: Midyear Report
• Venezuela Argues For Pause In Chemical Co. Seizure Suit
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenges To Nuke Waste Storage Site
• NY Firm Calls Gas Co.'s Contract And Fee Claims Duplicative
• Power Services Co. Denied Early Win In Injury Coverage Suit
• Judge Adds $2.4M To $2M IP Verdict Against Mining Co.
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
• The Ethics of Using Generative AI In Environmental Law
• CFTC Fines TOTSA $48M Over Market Manipulation Attempts
• Enbridge, Mich. Battle Over Immunity Order In Pipeline Fight
• Mich. Says Discovery Won't Save Dam Collapse Suits
• Chamber Backs Duke Bid To Review Monopoly Suit's Revival
• Split 5th Circ. Revives Tesla's Case Over La. Sales Ban
• Carbon Offset Case A Win For CFTC Enviro Fraud Task Force
• Return Of Venezuela Sanctions Reignites Criminal Probes
• Biz Owner Gets 22 Months For Keeping $2.5M In Payroll Tax
• Willkie-Led LS Power Secures $2.7B For Latest Fund
• Kirkland Adds Energy Regulatory Pro From Vinson & Elkins
• What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires
• Army Corps Looks To Trim Claims In Alaskan Gold Mine Row
• Banks' $20M Platinum Traders Antitrust Deal Gets Initial OK
• EV Maker Contests Del. Bid To Stall Stock Drop Suit In Calif.
• Funds Say Norfolk Southern Can't Ditch Derailment Fraud Suit
• DC Circ. Tosses FERC's San Francisco Power Order
• Tribal And Salmon Groups To Intervene In Alaska Mining Suit
• DC Circ. Int'l Arb. Ruling Leaves Award Holders In Legal Limbo
• NJ Marine Fuel Co. Sues Rival Formed By Ex-Employees
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support
• Canada Planning 100% Surtax On Chinese EVs, 25% On Steel
• Energy Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2024
• The Biggest Energy Decisions In The First Half Of 2024
• Cantor, Lutnick OK $12M Deal To End View Inc. Suit In Del.
• La. Judge Smashes EPA Civil Rights Regulations In State
• Public Needs Full Record In Pebble Mine Row, Alaska Argues
• Canada Mining Biz Seeks US Listing Via $589M SPAC Merger
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: August Lessons
• Creditors Can't Dig Up Eletson's Ch. 11 Plan Negotiation Info
• SPAC Investors Ask Full 9th Circ. To Rethink Lucid Merger
• The Biggest Enviro Policy Moves Of 2024: Midyear Report
• Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where
• Calif. Justices Revive PwC's $2.5M Sanction Against LA
• Texas Asks Justices To Uphold Bar On Nuclear Waste Site
• 2 AGs Push Justices To Stay EPA Power Plant Emission Rule
• Local Property Tax Exemptions A Must For Solar, Va. AG Says
• Kenya's Justices May Ax Part Of Tax Act That Set Off Unrest
• California Fires Back At Red State Attacks On Climate Torts
• Apache Carry Petition To High Court With A Prayer Journey
• King & Spalding Grows New York Real Estate Group
• Fisher Phillips Brings Smith Gambrell Atty To DC Gov't Team
• Sheppard Mullin's Latest Energy Duo Joins From Locke Lord
• Ga. Mineral Co., Insurer Strike Deal In Talc Coverage Suit
• Playing Golf Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Mining Firm USA Rare Earth Inks $870M SPAC Merger
• Pa. Welders, Attys Get Final OK On $970K Drive Time Deal
• Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Pleads Out To Texas FCPA Case In NY
• Signal Peak Can't Hasten DOI's Coal Mine Review, Judge Says
• Brownfield Questions Surround IRS Tax Credit Bonus
• EPA Urges 8th Circ. Not To Delay Power Plant Effluent Rule
• Arch Resources, Consol Energy To Form $5.2B Energy Giant
• Scrap Metal Dealer Cops To Converter Theft Conspiracy
• 3 Firms Guide $950M Delaware Basin Gas Treatment Deal
• Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing
• Alaska Seeks Pause In Mining Row Suit With EPA
• Judge Says Debtor Plan Will Get Hearing In Eletson Ch. 11
• 7 Firms Build $175M All-Stock Sale Of Bitcoin Mining Biz
• Ex-Venezuelan Oil Employee Pleads Guilty To Sanctions Plot
• La. Plaintiffs Ask 5th Circ. To Revive BP Spill Malpractice Deal
• Billionaire To Seek High Court Review In Peru Pollution Case
• Gulf Spill Review 'Underestimated' Enviro Risks, Court Says
• Feds Say Chevron Doesn't Change Auto Standards Litigation
• Ariz. Tribe Wins Pause Of Lithium Project Construction
• Colo. Justices To Hear Claims-Clock Debate In Xcel Death Suit
• Duke Energy Wants 4th Circ. Rethink On Antitrust 'Haven'
• Investor Says DC Circ. Arbitration Ruling Boosts Spain Cases
• Co. Says No License Needed To Dispute $1B DOD Fuel Deal
• Energy Department Says Dishwasher Case Lacks Jurisdiction
• Utah Tells Justices Feds Must Relinquish Land In State
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Uphold Particulate Matter Rule
• DOI Issues 1st Floating Offshore Wind Energy Lease
• Ga. Power Says Factory Redo Can't Free Nestle From Service
• Energy And AI: Key Issues And Future Challenges
• Power Plant Rule Stay Is Unwarranted, EPA Tells Justices
• States, Coal Cos. Seek High Court Block Of EPA Mercury Rule
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's 2024 Women In Law Report
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• FERC Can't OK Calif. Hydropower Permit Delays, DC Circ. Told
• Red States Seek To Block Interior Mining Violation Rule
• California Rips Challenge To Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
• ND Tribe Says State Has No Right To Riverbed Mineral Rights
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Macquarie Suit Alive After High Court Remand
• Conn. Agencies Defend Rebuff Of Utility's $131M Rate Increase
• Ethanol Co. Investors Say $9M Arbitration Award Was Stolen
• Groups Urge EPA To Ban Dispersants Used In Deepwater Spill
• It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union
• 5th Circ. Won't Upend BP Win In Deepwater Cleanup Suit
• DQ'd Judge Should Have Kept Quiet, Tax Challengers Say
• Hogan Boosts DC Energy, IP Teams With A&O Shearman Atty
• Security Co. Can't Toss Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• HUD Joins 6-Year Strategy To Beat Extreme Heat
• DTE Energy Looks To Sink Workers' Login Pay Suit
• Refiners Seek EPA Biofuel Reg Waiver, Citing Shortfall
• Convenience Store Co. SQRL Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B Debt
• The Biggest Texas Rulings Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• SEC Climate Rules Backed By Wave Of Amici At 8th Circ.
• Stay Lifted On $110M Coal Co. Suit As Arbitration Drags On
• Feds To Appeal Platinum Win Over Zero Loss, Count Toss
• Nikola, Romeo Power Targeted In Del. Derivative Complaint
• Deal Struck After Jury Clears US Well On Halliburton Patents
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink Sending Pipeline Fight To Mich. Court
• 9th Circ. Upholds Tribe's Win In Washington Dam Suit
• New Study Sought On Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon
• Voters' Bid To Revive Ga. Election Suit Slammed As Hail Mary
• How Justices Upended The Administrative Procedure Act
• V&E Can Advise Wood Pellet Co. Enviva In Ch. 11, Court Says
• 6th Circ. Nixes Union Local's Win In Steel Co. Benefit Row
• DC Circ. Rolls Back Pipeline Safety Rules
• Kentucky Couple Sue Progressive Over Coal Mine Subsidence
• Pa. Energy Fund Ducks Class Claims Over Data Breach
• DC Circ. OKs Energy Cos.' $395M Spain Award Suits
• Connecticut Legislation Passed In 2024: A Midyear Report
• DC Circ. Explains Toss Of EPA's Biofuel Exemptions Denial
• Judge Rejects GE's Bid To Pull Plug On Contamination Suit
• Pa. Utility Regulator Insists It Can Reject Grid Project
• Interior Department Grants $775M To Plug Oil And Gas Wells
• Deals Rumor Mill: Paramount, Blackstone, Starbucks
• Connecticut Watchdog Calls For Action On Utility 'Rate Shock'
• Gas Co. Tells Chancery Texas Settlement Spikes Pipeline Duty
• Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Hertz EV Cost Shareholder Suit
• Colorado, Suncor Back EPA In Denver Refinery Permit Fight
• Vendor Rights Lessons From 2 Chapter 11 Cases
• 2 Vital Trial Principles Endure Amid Tech Advances
• Carrier Wraps Strategic Exit Plan With $3B Sale Of Fire Units
• 3rd Circ. May Nix $10M Venezuela Award Transfer Suit
• Exxon Can't Beat Investor Suit Over Permian Basin Claims
• Sanctioned Ghanaian Co. Says Law Firm's Fees Too High
• BP Unit Can't Escape Truck Stop Suit, Developers Claim
• Fuel Co. Can't Halt Fund's Contributions Dispute, Judge Says
• CFTC Hits Vitol With First-Of-Its-Kind Position Limits Fine
• 10th Circ. Wipes Out Fight Over Obama-Era Methane Rule
• EU OKs Siemens' $3.8B Sale Of Innomotics To PE Firm KPS
• Judge Blocks Missouri's Anti-ESG Rules, Handing SIFMA Win
• The Biggest Enviro Decisions Of 2024: Midyear Report
• Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Is My Counterclaim Bound To Fall?
• Oil Equipment Co. Says Ex-Workers Took Patent-Pending Tech
• Texas Court Affirms Sole Arbitrator In Oilfield Machinery Fight
• Anadarko Settles Wyo. Landowners' Antitrust Case For $12M
• Halliburton Gets PTAB To Mostly Invalidate US Well Patent
• No Cause To Revisit Maple Leaf Standard Yet, Fed. Circ. Says
• 10th Circ. Says Mine Can't Undo Worker's Black Lung Benefits
• Quarry Liable For Layoff Notices, NLRB Tells DC Circ.
• Ariz. Tribe, Green Groups Want In On Industry Copper Rule Suit
• Tesla, Stockholder Feud In Del. Over Texas Move's Validity
• DOD Says Missing License Is Needed To Dispute $1B Fuel Deal
• Air Taxi Co. Investor Ends Suit After Exec Indemnity Vote Fails
• Youth Plead To Save Constitutional Climate Lawsuit
• Tar Sands Firm Strikes SPAC Merger With Integrated Rail
• FirstEnergy Makes Nonprosecution Deal To End Ohio AG Probe
• Quantum Energy Sued For Docs In Del. After SEC Action
• United Customer's Greenwashing Suit Preempted, Judge Says
• Nuclear Power Can Help Industrial Plants Get To Net-Zero
• 3 International Trade Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Eversource Hit With $450M Suit Over Fatal Gas Explosion
• Jackson Walker Slams 'Draconian' Judge Romance Fees Bid
• EPA Defends Approval Of La. Injection Well Authority
• Baker Botts-Led Drilling Firm Joins September's IPO Pipeline
• Contractors Owe $7M For Iron Plant Fire, Insurer Says
• Paul Weiss-Led CPP Injects $843M Into Tallgrass Energy
• Insurer Owes $18M For Lost Wind Farm Deals, Suit Says
• Baker Botts Gains Mayer Brown Energy Ace In Houston
• Green Generator Startup Moxion Files Ch. 7 After Layoffs
• Playing Dungeons & Dragons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Skadden Reps WSP In $1.8B Buy Of Power Engineers
• Shell Oil Forced Back To State Court In Texas Amputation Suit
• Norfolk Southern Says Cuts To Investors' Suit Aren't Enough
• Glass Tempering Co. Loses Early Exit Bid In NC Patent Fight
• Jetaire Patents Axed After Fla. Judge Backs Magistrate Report
• Investors Sue Nuclear Co. Over 'Laughable' Regulatory Claims
• Jenner & Block Launches Post-Chevron Task Force
• Texas AG To Investigate CenterPoint Over Beryl Outages
• Fusion Tech Co. Finds GC In Ex-MacAndrews & Forbes Exec
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Oil Cos. Get Go-Ahead On $3.5M La. Contamination Settlement
• Bond Denied For Ex-Ecuador Official Convicted In Bribery Plot
• Transco Can't Get Full 3rd Circ. Review Of Pa. Permit Fight
• DC Circ. Says Mining Cos. Can't Appeal Retiree Health Win
• 6th Circ. Backs Gulfport, Antero Win In Drilling Royalty Suit
• Energy Transfer Investors Get Partial Win In $3B Pipelines Suit
• DC Circ. Makes Case For Restarting FERC Gas Policy Revamp
• 3 Leadership Practices For A More Supportive Firm Culture
• Illinois Appeals Court Nixes $7B Power Line Certification
• 3 Notable Trade Disputes Of 2024: A Midyear Report
• 4th Circ. Will Hear FERC Grid Policy Overhaul Fight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Algonquin Power Selling Renewable Business For Up To $2.5B
• Auto Paint Co. Faces Investor Suit Over Competition Woes
• SPAC Investors Can't Sue Lucid Over Merger, 9th Circ. Says
• Feds Award $36M To Boost Wyo. Indigenous Ecotourism
• CenterPoint Accused Of Mishandling Worker Retirement Plan
• 11th Circ. Affirms OK Of $188M Award Against Venezuelan Co.
• Nat'l Business Groups Sound Off Against Colo. Climate Case
• Texas LNG Investor's Estate Sues In Del. Over Stake Valuation
• Drilling Permit Suit Must Be Revived, Enviro Orgs. Tell DC Circ.
• Ghana Must Pay $111M In Power Plant Fight, Court Rules
• States, Industry Back High Court Review Of Calif. Waiver
• New State Carbon Capture Laws: Key Points For Developers
• Dechert Says Merger Abandonments Are Way Up This Year
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, Thoma Bravo, Klarna
• DOE To Back Integrated Georgia Solar Plant With $1.45B Loan
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
• FTC, CFPB Turn Up Scrutiny On Solar Energy Sales Practices
• NC Court Tosses Resort's Appeal Over Tree-Cutting Loss
• DOE Plans To Invest $30M In Tribal Energy, Colleges
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: The Battles Making Summer Sizzle
• DC Circ. Declines To Block EPA Mercury Air Toxics Rule
• Blackstone Buys Majority Stake In Renewable-Focused Firm
• Green Groups Say Export-Import Bank Is Harming Climate
• M&A Rebounds, But Success Hinges On Broader Economy
• Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
• Kirkland-Led SPAC Raises $350M To Pursue Energy Targets
• Emerging Company Duo Join Pillsbury In Austin, Houston
• BP Malpractice Deal Needs Work, 5th Circ. Says
• FERC Defends Rejection Of Grid Operator's Project Cost Plan
• Pa. Resident Proposes Nuisance Action Over Shell Facility
• From Vets To Labor: The Policies VP Pick Walz Has Backed
• 3 Firms Guide AI-Focused Semiconductor Maker's SPAC Deal
• Enviro Groups Seek Penalties For Suncor Refinery Pollution
• EPA Seeks DC Circ. Remand Of Good Neighbor Plan
• Fifth Third Bank Faces MDL Bid Over Allegedly Hidden Costs
• Conn. AG Says Utility Misconstrued Power Plant Cleanup Deal
• Wind Tower Co. Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Revisit Subsidy Duties
• NJ Justices Remove 'Routine' Barrier To Compressor Hub
• 10th Circ. Says Union Contract Legally Imposed On Okla. Co.
• SEC Defends Climate Disclosure Rules At 8th Circ.
• Wash. Appeals Court Reverses On Gas Chain Owing State Tax
• New NHTSA Fuel Economy Rule Adds Compliance Complexity
• Ariz. Tribe Seeks To Block Lithium Exploration Project
• DC Circ. Axes FERC Reauthorizations For Texas LNG Projects
• 39 Law Firms Call On 6th Circ. To Reverse FirstEnergy Ruling
• Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Exxon Assistant GC Jumps To Duane Morris As Trial Partner
• Simpson Thacher Pilots Stonepeak's $3B Opportunities Fund
• Solar Tech Co. SunPower Hits Ch. 11 With $2B Of Debt
• Paul Hastings Gains Tax Pro In Dallas From McDermott
• Energy Dept. Awards $2.2B For 8 Grid Upgrade Projects
• Abandoned Gas Wells Class Action Survives 4th Circ. Battle
• GSA Makes First Tribal Carbon-Free Electricity Purchase
• Nondisclosure Led To 'Apparent Bias' In Nigeria Oil Case
• SEC Nabs $1M Default Win Against Fuel Tech Co.
• Petrobras Manipulating US Law For $2B, 5th Circ. Hints
• Star Peak Shareholders Consolidate And Amend Class Action
• Ivory Coast Can't Enforce $12M Award In Fla., Oil Co. Says
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
• Former Refiner Can't Dodge Polluted Water Remedy
• 4th Circ. Revives Duke Monopoly Suit, Orders New Judge
• 5th Circ. Remands $25M Dispute Over Winter Storm Losses
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• After Chevron: NRC Is Shielded From Loper Bright's Effects
• Transportation Policies To Watch: Midyear 2024 Review
• Pennsylvania Legislation To Watch In 2024: A Midyear Report
• PE Firms Carlyle, Quantum Ink $3B Deal For US Power Co.
• Latham Helps Woodside Buy Clean Ammonia Biz For $2.4B
• Hawaii Inks $4B Maui Wildfires Deal Ahead Of Anniversary
• BigLaw Insurer Calls FirstEnergy Ruling Threat To Privilege
• Del. Chancellor Presses Tesla On Musk Pay Salvage Scheme
• Glancy Prongay To Rep Investors In Landslide Risks Suit
• Judge Won't Enforce $330M In Defaulted Venezuelan Bonds
• Iowa, ND Move For Win In NEPA Rule Fight
• Challengers To Ga. Utility Panel Elections Want Another Shot
• Conn. AG Probes Solar Site's 'False' Social Media Ads
• Commerce Rejects Vietnam's Bid For Market Economy Status
• Navajo Restrict Radioactive Transport On Reservation Lands
• 8th Circ. Says Mining Co. Can't Escape Peruvians' Claims
• Full 6th Circ. Won't Allow Worker's Experts Back In Injury Suit
• Cognizant Bribery Trial Delayed Again — Until 2025
• Mich. AG Says Enbridge 6th Circ. Rehearing Bid Is Meritless
• SEC Narrows Its Rulemaking Focus As Election Looms
• Tribes Seek Commission's Help On Canada Mining Policy
• Ohio Board Finds Park's Oil, Gas Production Area Tax Exempt
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Iberdrola To Buy 88% Of UK Electric Power Co. In $5.5B Deal
• Avantor Will Pay $5M To Settle FCA Claims Against Subsidiary
• Toyota Accused Of Blocking Rival Hydrogen Fueling Station
• Ohio Justices Reject Rival Utility Co.'s Rate Plan Challenge
• Calif. AG Says States Opposing 'Clean Fleets' Law Tout EVs
• CORRECTED: Delay Sought In Citgo Auction
• Conservation Groups Take Aim At ESA Regs
• NJ Transit On Hook For $11.6M Injury Verdict, 2nd Circ. Says
• Latham, Ellenoff Rank Among Top Firms For July IPOs
• JPML Greenlights Shale Oil Price-Fixing MDL In New Mexico
• Nokia Backs Expanded Broadband Use In 900 MHz Band
• Groups Say DC Circ.'s Toss Of FERC OK Boosts Their Case
• Weil-Led Goldman Sachs Plugs $440M Into Power Biz
• GE Retirees Reach Deal To Resolve Pension Benefits Dispute
• EPA Objects To Colorado Air Permit For Oil And Gas Site
• How Loper Bright Weakens NEPA Enviro Justice Strategy
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Crossing State Lines Made Work Interstate
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Rahul Vashi
• Senate Energy Panel Advances Permitting Overhaul Bill
• Ga. County To End Shipwreck Spill Suit
• Paul Hastings Adds Enviro Atty As Practice Co-Head