Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mieka Energy Corp. Sec. & Exch. Comm’n v. Mieka Energy Corp., No. 4:15-CV-00300-ALM, 2017 WL 1739767 (E.D. Tex. May 4, 2017) (mem. op.) (Joint venture interests […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Texas v. United States Envtl. Prot. Agency, 829 F.3d 405 (5th Cir. 2016) (Clean Air Act and coal-fired electrical generating plants) granted a stay, pending appeal, of the Environmental Protection Agency’s […]
Richard F. Brown Exxon Mobil Corp. v. United States held that the federal government shared liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) for the cleanup costs incurred in response to an administrative settlement by a private contractor for the contractor’s wartime production wastes. Predecessors of Exxon Mobil Corporation (“Exxon”) owned and […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. ETC Mktg., Ltd. v. Harris County Appraisal Dist., 476 S.W.3d 501(Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2015, pet. filed) (Ad valorem taxation of interstate gas in storage) held that natural gas stored in […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. United States v. CITGO Petroleum Corp. held that uncovered wastewater treatment tanks resulting in dead birds was not a criminal violation of either the Clean Air Act or the Migratory Bird […]
Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. ConocoPhillips Company v. Noble Energy, Inc. held that a mutual, reciprocal environmental indemnity was an executory contract assumable in bankruptcy. Under a 1994 Exchange Agreement, the parties exchanged leases subject to […]
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. held that the Texas Railroad Commission does not have exclusive or primary jurisdiction to determine remedies for claims for environmental […]
