Richard F. Brown The following is not a legal opinion. You should consult your attorney if the case may be of significance to you. Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Hegar Sw. Royalties, Inc. v. Hegar, 500 S.W.3d 400 (Tex. 2016) (Sales tax exemption for downhole equipment), held that the sales tax exemption for equipment used 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. Catlin Specialty Ins., Co. v. L.A. Contractors, Ltd., CV H-14-261, 2016 WL 4276131 (S.D. Tex. July 25, 2016), report and recommendation adopted, CV H-14-0261, 2016 WL 4747689 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 15, […]
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 the implied […]
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. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Hyder, No. 03-14-00257-CV, 2015 WL 9583873 (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 29, 2015, pet. filed) (mem. op.) held that an overriding royalty was free of all post-production costs. The […]
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 […]
