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TOTAL Gas & Power North America, Inc. et al v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission et al
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September 27, 2016
Total Takes FERC Gas Manipulation Fight To 5th Circ.
A Total SA unit on Monday said it would appeal to the Fifth Circuit a Texas federal judge's ruling that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wasn't required to pursue natural gas market manipulation allegations and penalties in federal court.
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September 15, 2016
Judge Won't Alter Order Tossing Total Gas Manipulation Suit
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday refused to alter her ruling that the Federal Energy Regulation Commission isn't required to pursue charges and penalties against a Total SA unit over alleged natural gas market manipulation in federal court, saying the company's arguments that her decision was flawed are meritless.
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August 30, 2016
FERC Backs Dismissal Of Market Manipulation Court Fight
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urged a Texas federal judge Monday to stick with her ruling that the commission isn't required to pursue charges and penalties against a Total SA unit over alleged natural gas market manipulation in federal court, blasting the company's arguments that the decision was flawed.
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August 15, 2016
Total Says Judge Wrongly Nixed Manipulation Court Fight
A Texas federal judge misread the language and congressional intent of the Natural Gas Act in ruling that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission isn't required to pursue charges and penalties against a Total SA unit over alleged natural gas market manipulation in federal court, the company said on Friday.
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July 18, 2016
FERC Victory Slows Manipulation Targets' Path To Courts
A Texas federal judge's rejection of a Total SA unit's novel claims that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can't pursue natural gas market manipulation cases eliminates a potential end run around the commission's enforcement regime, leaving accused manipulators little choice but to await a final ruling from FERC if they want to get their day in court, experts say.
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July 15, 2016
Total Gas Loses Bid To Fight FERC Penalty In Fed Court
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission beat a Total SA unit's claims that the agency can't pursue charges and penalties over alleged natural gas market manipulation when a Texas judge ruled Friday the dispute belongs within the agency's disciplinary structure, not in federal court.
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June 17, 2016
Total Says Federal Courts Are Judges Of Gas Act Violations
A Total SA unit on Thursday buttressed its claims that the Natural Gas Act gives federal district courts the exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate penalties in market manipulation cases, telling a Texas federal court that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is distorting the law by claiming otherwise.
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June 13, 2016
Energy Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016
Climate change and environmental regulation will dominate the energy-related litigation docket through the rest of 2016, from fights over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's blockbuster emissions rules to battles over climate change's place in environmental reviews of energy infrastructure projects. Here are the energy cases to watch in the second half of 2016.
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June 10, 2016
FERC Says Total's Jurisdiction Fight Is Baseless
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday told a Texas federal judge that the Natural Gas Act gives it clear authority to assess civil penalties in market manipulation cases, blasting a Total SA unit's bid for a court order blocking an enforcement action.
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May 25, 2016
Total's Challenge To FERC Jurisdiction Gets Fast Track OK
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday granted a Total SA unit's bid to speed up consideration of its suit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's jurisdiction over market manipulation cases, casting aside FERC's bid to delay briefing on the company's motion for summary judgment.