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Critical Native American Water Rights Cases Come Before the Supreme Court: Arizona v. Navajo Nation

Legal Planet

Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the last natural resources cases on its docket this Term: Arizona v. But the federal government and the intervening states may have the law on their side–that law being the “Law of the River,” a complex, century-old set of interstate compacts, U.S.

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DCNR Accepting Permit Applications For 2023 Regional ATV Connector Pilot Program In Northcentral PA, Riding Season Dates Set

PA Environment Daily

On April 4, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced permits for the ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Program in the northcentral region of the state are now available for purchase. DCNR recently revised its ATV trail policy, which lifted the moratorium on new trails that had been in place since 2003.

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Check Your Privilege: Can In-House Lawyers Claim Privilege in the Netherlands?

Arnold Porter

The mere fact that the in-house lawyers were employed by a subsidiary of a company established in the Netherlands and performed activities ultimately in the interests of the head office in the Netherlands was insufficient to justify Dutch law on the charter being applicable. 5) {2003} EWCA Civ 474.]] Significance.

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Is the Frequency of Louisiana Environmental Quality Act Citizen Suit Litigation Increasing?

The Energy Law

In 2003, the Louisiana Supreme Court rendered its landmark decision in Corbello, et al. Those allegations form the basis of alleged violations of Chapter 4 of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act: the Louisiana Water Control Law, Louisiana Revised Statute §§ 30:2071 et seq. Iowa Production, et al.

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Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s

The Energy Law

Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. Randle , affirming in part and reversing in part the lower court’s ruling. 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex.

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Texas Supreme Court Update: The Court Decides Issue of First Impression Related to the Scope of an Oil and Gas Lease’s Free-Use Clause and Further Interprets Conflicting Royalty Clause Provisions

The Energy Law

The Texas Supreme Court recently issued its anticipated decision in BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC v. By way of background, the lessor royalty owners originally entered into a form lease agreement in 2003; the lease provided that royalty payments were based on “the market value at the well.” 19-0459, 2021 WL 936175 (Tex.

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Fifth Circuit to Hold Oral Argument in Sojitz v. UNOCAL in April 2020

The Energy Law

UNOCAL appealed to the Fifth Circuit, arguing, inter alia , that Sojitz’s claim for equitable subrogation failed as a matter of law because the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) does not grant BSEE a civil claim for monetary damages based on a party’s failure to perform decommissioning to which Sojitz could subrogate.

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