Oil & Gas Lawyers: Royalty Owners Can Win Against E&P Operators

Attorneys representing royalty owners in the explosion of litigation against energy companies are encouraged by a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling that interpreted a drilling lease as clearly excluding post-production costs from royalties. In a closely watched lease dispute, a sharply divided court agreed with the family that Chesapeake entities had improperly deducted post-production costs from royalties paid on gas wells located on 948 mineral acres in the Barnett Shale.

June 24, 2015 Mark Curriden

Oil & Gas Lawyers: Royalty Owners Can Win Against E&P Operators

Attorneys representing royalty owners in the explosion of litigation against energy companies are encouraged by a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling that interpreted a drilling lease as clearly excluding post-production costs from royalties. In a closely watched lease dispute, a sharply divided court agreed with the family that Chesapeake entities had improperly deducted post-production costs from royalties paid on gas wells located on 948 mineral acres in the Barnett Shale.

June 24, 2015 Mark Curriden

H.B. 1455: New Texas Law Governing Condominium Association Construction Defect and Design Claims

Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1455 which significantly affects construction defect or design claims by requiring condominium associations to fulfill certain preconditions prior to initiating a lawsuit. This article discusses this new law’s technical provisions of the pre-suit procedures, including the requirement for a third-party inspection and written report, opportunity for construction professionals to address potential defect or design claims and the requirements of notice to and approval of the unit owners prior to commencing litigation.

June 23, 2015 Mark Curriden

Gibson Dunn Leads Lone Star’s $7.6 Billion Acquisition

The Dallas private equity firm agreed Monday to purchase 41,917 apartment units in 121 different communities from East Coast-based Home Properties for $7.6 billion. Lone Star, which has an estimated $60 billion in assets under management, turned to Jeffrey Chapman, a corporate M&A partner in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, to lead the transaction.

June 22, 2015 Mark Curriden

SCOTX Provides Clearer Guidance for Workplace Injury Cases

The Supreme Court of Texas issued a potentially precedent-setting decision that may have significant future implications for both workers at Texas businesses and the employers.

June 17, 2015 Natalie Posgate

Kelly Hart Names Andrew Weber New Partner in Charge of Austin Office

The Fort Worth-based law firm is also moving to new office space in Austin.

June 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

Weil Associate Natalie Smeltzer Wins 2015 DAYL Pro Bono Service Award

Smeltzer will be presented the award at the DAYL Wine Tasting event at the Kettle Art Gallery on June 25.

June 16, 2015 Mark Curriden

ACG DFW Selects Polsinelli’s Gemma Descoteaux as Chair of Women in ACG DFW

Descoteaux, a shareholder in the Dallas office of Polsinelli, focuses her practice on corporate mergers and acquisitions.

June 16, 2015 Mark Curriden