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619 Coyote Lake Ranch, LLC v. City of Lubbock 498 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. 2016)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Coyote Lake Ranch, LLC v. City of Lubbock 498 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. 2016) (accommodation doctrine extended to severed groundwater estates), held that the accommodation doctrine applies to resolve conflicts […] More...

615 Kardell v. Acker, 492 S.W.3d 837 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016, no pet.)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Kardell v. Acker, 492 S.W.3d 837 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016, no pet.) (conveyance of royalty), held that a deed was a non-participating royalty deed, and it conveyed 1/5 of […] More...

601 Consol. Prop. Interests, LLC v. Payne No. 12-15-00105-CV, 2016 WL 786939 (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 29, 2016, no pet.)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Consol. Prop. Interests, LLC v. Payne, No. 12-15-00105-CV, 2016 WL 786939 (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 29, 2016, no pet.) (mem. op.) (three-part mineral deed), held that under an old three-part […] More...

600 Apache Deepwater, LLC v. McDaniel Partners, Ltd. 485 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. 2016)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Apache Deepwater, LLC v. McDaniel Partners, Ltd. 485 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. 2016) (termination of production payment at end of lease term), held that a production payment from land covered […] More...

589 Flanagan v. Chesapeake Exploration, LLC No. 3:15-CV-0222-B, 2015 WL 6736648 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 4, 2015)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Flanagan v. Chesapeake Exploration, LLC No. 3:15-CV-0222-B, 2015 WL 6736648 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 4, 2015) (mem. op.) (implied duty to reasonably market), described the proper pleading for breach of […] More...

579 Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, 480 S.W.3d 628 (Tex. App.—San Antonio, 2015, pet. filed)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, 480 S.W.3d 628 (Tex. App.—San Antonio, 2015, pet. filed) (surface estate and subsurface trespass by drilling), held that the surface estate […] More...

567 Leal v. Cuanto Antes Mejor LLC No. 04-14-00694-CV, 2015 WL 3999034 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 1, 2015, no pet.)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Leal v. Cuanto Antes Mejor LLC No. 04-14-00694-CV, 2015 WL 3999034 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 1, 2015, no pet.) (mem. op.) (fixed or floating royalty), held that a deed […] More...

559 Plains Expl. & Prod. Co. v. Torch Energy Advisors Inc., 473 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. 2015)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Plains Expl. & Prod. Co. v. Torch Energy Advisors Inc., 473 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. 2015) (excluded Assets clause in PSA), construes the Excluded Assets clause in a typical Purchase […] More...

532 Petrohawk Properties, L.P. v. Jones 455 S.W.3d 753 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2015, pet. dism’d)

Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Petrohawk Properties, L.P. v. Jones, 455 S.W.3d 753 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2015, pet. dism’d) (Oral amendment extending agreement to lease), held that breach of contract claims under oral modifications that […] More...

Should You Hire An Independent Review Organization (IRO)?

No matter the kind of business you run, you will definitely face competition. How you compare with your competitors when it comes to things like the quality of service you offer is something you may question. This competition is why you should consider hiring an independent review organization (IRO). An independent review organization (IRO) is […] More...