Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Fort Worth 4th Street Partners, L.P. v. Chesapeake Energy Corp., 882 F.3d 574 (5th Cir. 2018) held that the surface use damages payment provision in a Surface Use Agreement was a […]
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Forest Oil Corporation v. El Rucio Land and Cattle Company, Inc. Forest Oil Corp. v. El Rucio Land & Cattle Co., Inc., 518 S.W.3d 422 (Tex. 2017) (TRC jurisdiction over claims […]
Thursday, September 3rd, 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. EOG Resources, Inc. v. Hurt, 357 S.W.3d 144 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, 2011, pet. denied) held that an oil and gas lessee was not obligated to compensate lessor’s tenant for […]