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  • May 27, 2026

    PacifiCorp Link Should DQ Appeal Judge, Plaintiffs Say

    Counsel for a class of Oregon property owners asked an appeals court Tuesday to disqualify the judge who authored a decision overturning classwide liability against PacifiCorp for wildfire damage, saying the judge's alleged work for the utility in prior private practice would cause a reasonable person to question her impartiality.

  • May 27, 2026

    9th Circ. Says Alaska Can Release ConocoPhillips Well Data

    The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a lower court's ruling that kept ConocoPhillips' Alaskan well data confidential, saying in a published opinion that federal law and regulations did not preempt an Alaska statute requiring the data's release.

  • May 27, 2026

    Ecuador Oil Co. Must Arbitrate $650M Fraud Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday ordered Ecuador's state-owned oil shipping company to arbitrate its $650 million lawsuit over events at the heart of an impeachment scandal involving former Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, ruling that underlying arbitration clauses are valid and enforceable.

  • May 27, 2026

    DOJ Urges Justices To Skip $400M Spain Award Cases

    The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a D.C. Circuit decision laying a path to enforce more than $400 million in arbitral awards against Spain, arguing that the decision, while flawed, does not warrant further review because the asserted circuit conflict is "shallow."

  • May 27, 2026

    Exxon Investors Approve Legal Move To Texas

    Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders on Wednesday gave a thumbs-up to the company's proposal to move its legal home to Texas, voting in favor of the proposal despite pushback from proxy advisory firms.

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