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Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Limits Proposed for Federal Frac Regulation
By Greg Russell
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that BP, ConocoPhillips and Shell Oil Co., have proposed language for climate change legislation that would prohibit federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, which is currently…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court PMPA Decision
By Greg Russell
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held in Mac's Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co., LLC, Docket No. 08-240 (Mar. 2, 2010), that a franchisee cannot recover for constructive…
Land Use Prof Blog
SCOTUS decides Mac’s Shell case
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mac's Shell Serv., Inc. v. Shell Oil Prods. Co., No. 08-240. Service station franchisees sued under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 2802, 2804, claiming…
ContractsProf Blog
Supreme Court Rejects Franchisees’ Claims for Statutory Relief for Constructive Termination of Franchise Agreements
The U.S. Supreme Court today decided Mac's Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co. The unanimous decision was authored by Justice Alito. The consolidated cases involved franchisees who claimed that…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
New Seismic Technology in the Works
By Greg Russell
Shell and HP are collaborating to develop new seismic technology with a higher channel count and broader sensor frequency range, according to this press release. "'These advances in technology to…
The Energy Law Blog
Courts as Battlefields in Climate Fights
By Elisabeth Lorio Baer Kivalina, Alaska, an Inupiat Eskimo village of 400 inhabitants perched on a barrier island north of the Arctic Circle, is bringing suit against two dozen fuel…
Washington Energy Report
California Federal Court Dismisses Global Warming Common Law Nuisance Lawsuit
On October 15, 2009, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”) dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Kivalina Alaska Native Village and others against…
The IP Law Blog
Section 271(f) Does Not Apply to Method Patents
By Audrey A. Millemann The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has overruled a 2005 decision which addressed the liability of exporters of components of patented inventions for infringement of method…
The CPA Desk
Hoffmeister Speaking to Tech Champions
By Greg Price
I’m excited to let you know that John Hoffmeister, former President of Shell Oil and current founder and Chief Executive of Citizens for Affordable Energy, is the keynote speaker for…
International Law Prof Blog
Shell Settles Nigerian Lawsuit Alleging Human Rights Violations
Earlier this week, oil giant Shell announced that it has agreed to a $9.6 million settlement to end a lawsuit alleging that its Nigerian subsidiary colluded with the former military government in Nigeria to silence environmental…