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Your ERISA Watch
Your ERISA Watch – Week of October 14, 2026
The federal courts took a breather after the last two weeks of frantic compliance with the Civil Justice Reform Act’s September 30 deadline, so it was a slow week in…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
New Chapter 11 Filing – HONX, Inc.
By Cole Schotz
On April 28, 2022, HONX, Inc. of Houston, TX filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of…
Energy Law Report
Does “other minerals” language in Ohio deeds include oil and gas? It depends.
Earlier this year, Ohio’s Court of Appeals for the Seventh District weighed in on the question of whether “other minerals” in a deed included oil and gas. The answer is,…
Environmental Law Blog
Appellate Division Addresses Common Law Claims in DEP Enforcement Action
By Michael K. Plumb, James S. Arrabito
In a recent decision, the Appellate Division clarified DEP’s ability to recover damages for environmental contamination under common law, holding that (1) the Spill Act does not subsume common law…
Louisiana Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Difficult Burden of Proving Contra Non Valentem
By Kean Miller
In Griffin v. Hess Corporation, 2017 WL 5125657 (5th Cir. Nov. 3, 2017) (unpublished) the U.S. 5th Circuit reaffirmed the difficult burden of proving that prescription should be excused under…
Louisiana Law Blog
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Affirms Application of Louisiana’s Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine
By Kean Miller
On April 18, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a published opinion in Guilbeau v. Hess Corp.[1] The court affirmed the application of Louisiana’s subsequent…
The Energy Law Blog
U.S. Fifth Circuit Affirms Application of the Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine in Oilfield Contamination Case, Recognizes “Clear Consensus” Among Louisiana Appellate Courts, and Declines Certification to the Louisiana Supreme Court
By Kelly Brechtel Becker, Kathryn Gonski, Elizabeth S. Wheeler
In Guilbeau v. Hess Corporation, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the application of Louisiana’s subsequent purchaser doctrine to bar a plaintiff’s claims for property damage…
Cov Africa
Africa Events in Washington: A Recap of March
By Cov Africa
This past March was a busy month in Washington for Africa related events. Covington participated in a number of business focused summits and congressional hearings touched on U.S. - Africa…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Recent Ohio Oil and Gas Decisions
By Ilya Batikov
We have summarized two recent Ohio oil and gas cases that may be of interest to you. Mobberly v. Wade (7th Dist.) – Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals granted…
Energy & the Law
How an Expert Can Affect Your Oil and Gas Claim
Co-author Matthew Wheatley Your well consultant just cemented 10,000 feet of tubing inside the casing of your eight million dollar well, ... a neighboring operator frac'ed his Eagle Ford well into your…