Challenge to Bankruptcy Asset Sale Held “Moot” Without Stay or Uncertainty
The United States Fifth Circuit recently delivered a victory for parties both Debtors in bankruptcy and purchaser of property from the Debtors’ estate by affirming that...
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SCOTX Reviews Force Majeure Issues in Continuous Development Case
In the wake of COVID and Winter Storm URI, the phrase “force majeure” has practically become a household term. But handling a force majeure dispute is not for the wary, as a variety of issues and complications can arise.
Lease Termination Case turns on meaning of "Leased Premises"
This article is from the McGinnis Lochridge Oil & Gas newsletter, Producer’s Edge – Vol. 4, Issue 1. Read the full newsletter here. In King Operating Corp. v. Double Eagle Andrews, LLC, the Eastland Court of Appeals was required to determine the superior ownership to between two lessee with competing...
Producer’s Edge: Interpretation of Separate Lease Clause Leads to Lease Termination
In Tier 1 Resources Partners v. Delaware Basin Resources, LLC, the El Paso Court of Appeals held that a lease covering two 640-acre sections of land terminated as to one 640-section at the end of the lease’s primary term.
Appellate Court Holds that MSA Provision Acts as Enforceable De Facto Mineral Lien Waiver
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston held that provisions within a master service agreement, stating that a subcontractor could only seek payment or damages exclusively from the contractor, were effective to preclude...
Federal Court Examines Jurisdictional Reach Over Outer Continental Shelfs
Following removal from State Court, the Plaintiff challenged the federal trial court’s jurisdiction over the Plaintiff’s personal injury claim.