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Energy - November, 2022

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• Fired CPUC Exec Seeks $4.8M As Whistleblower Trial Wraps
• GE, Canon Slam 'Excessive' Atty Fee Bid In $350K Breach Deal
• WTO Panel Backs EU In Indonesian Nickel Dispute
• Apache Corp. Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Dud Drilling Plan
• FERC OKs Grid Operator's Plan To Speed Up Project Hookups
• Justices Ponder 'Drive-By' Take On Jurisdiction In Title Case
• Claims Court Can't Hear Solenex Oil Lease Case
• Insurer Must Cover Oil Co. Pollution Suits, Court Told
• New DOI Office Seeks Public-Private Deals In Indian Country
• Platinum Founder Allowed 'Dead Wrong' Valuations, Jury Told
• Dutch Court Nixes Damages Claims Over Coal Ban
• PBF Logistics Investor Sues For Books In PBF Energy Roll-Up
• Texas Appeals Court OKs Brownsville Natural Gas Facilities
• TPC Group Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With $30M Creditor Deal
• Northern Long-Eared Bat Granted Endangered Status
• 4 Firms Guide Carbon Revolution's $270M SPAC Merger
• Enbridge, Tribe Must Craft Spill Prevention Plan, Judge Rules
• 5th Circ. Leaves Pollution Suit Against Oil Cos. In La. Court
• BIA Looks To Toss Oil Co.'s Drilling Rights Suit In ND
• Maine Supreme Court Restores Lease For $1B Power Line
• ISPs Urge FCC To Make Utility Pole Owners Release More Info
• Citgo Sales Proceeds Must Stay In US For Now, Judge Says
• 13 AGs Urge FERC To Rethink Vanguard's Utility Investments
• Iranian American Charged With Sending US Goods To Tehran
• Dam Removal Unlikely To Alter Irrigation Suit, Tribe Atty Says
• How, And Why, To Become An Impact Investment Lawyer
• The DOJ Procurement Collusion Strike Force's Latest Steps
• How Cos. Can Shield Sensitive Docs From NY FOIL Requests
• Treasury Clarifies Labor Rules For Green Energy Tax Credits
• Energy Cos. Fight Remand Of DC Climate Suit Pending Appeal
• Biden's EPA Air Office Pick Walking Tightrope To Confirmation
• High Court To Weigh Tradition And Change In Easement Suit
• Hyzon Motors SPAC Board Sued Over 'Outlandish' Deal Hype
• BLM Floats Regs To Limit Gas Emissions At Energy Plants
• Green Groups Say New Law Does Not Moot Oil Lease Fight
• Dutch Court Clears Path For Russian Vodka Brands Auction
• BP Oil Litigation Fund Says Baker Donelson Erred In Contract
• Wash. Court Upholds Valuation Of Gas Terminal
• EPA Aligns Aircraft Engine Emissions Standards With UN
• Cos. Can Bet On More Stringent Climate Regs At Every Level
• Kentucky Oil Operator Cops To 2018 Spill
• Shell Plans Net-Zero Emissions With $2B Nature Energy Buy
• Russia Aims To Keep $5B Arbitration Award Fight Alive
• Energy Cos. Press Justices To Review Climate Suit Remands
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Pilgrim's Pride Can't Get $4.4M In Gas Dispute, Texas Co. Says
• Law Schools Are Right To Steer Clear Of US News Rankings
• How Firms Are Getting The Most Out Of Their Pro Bono Work
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Investors Left Hanging As Europe Balks At Modernizing ECT
• Gov't Slams Hamptonites' Suit Over Offshore Wind Project
• Colo. Mine Contractor Beats Pollution Claim Over 2015 Spill
• Energy Investors Indicted In Luxembourg Over $506M Award
• NC Sues 3M, DuPont Over 'Forever Chemical' Contamination
• Ill. Panel Nixes Appeal In Negligence Dispute With Gas Cos.
• NY Gov. Signs 2-Year Crypto Mining Moratorium
• New FERC Affiliate Considerations For Public Utility Investors
• Milbank Adds Int'l Arbitration Atty From King & Spalding
• Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
• Mishcon Lands Arbitration Pro From Eversheds Sutherland
• Allen & Overy Brings On CFO From Green Energy Co.
• Chesapeake Tells 9th Circ. Its Oil Leases Were Wrongly Axed
• 3 Firms Steer $573M SPAC Merger For UK EV Startup Zapp
• TC Energy Balks At $3B Damages Bid In Pipeline Merger Suit
• White House Unveils Final Climate Environmental Justice Tool
• FTC Tweaks Linde Merger Deal Again, But With Reservations
• Excess Insurer Can't Skirt Defense Costs For Energy Co.
• XL Fleet Still Stuck In Muddy Waters In Del. SPAC Suit
• Anticipating The New Congress' Private Sector Investigations
• UK Raises Antitrust Concerns Over Oilfield Tech Deal
• 5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
• Modernized ECT In Jeopardy As EU Member States Jump Ship
• Saudi Heirs' Atty Rips Special Master In Falsified Article Spat
• Ill. Metals Co. Dragged Heels On Data Breach, Ex-Worker Says
• Enviros, UAW Oppose Longer Stay In USPS Vehicle Row
• Colo. Justices Say Pension Can Sue Oil Co. In Securities Suit
• US Steel, Minn. Cities OK'd To Defend State Water Rules
• NRC Says DC Circ. Shouldn't Redo Sioux Mine Row
• Nuke Fuel Subcontractor Settles DOJ Fraud, Kickback Case
• Class Attys Seek $26M For CVR Buyback Suit Deal In Del.
• Feds Pledge $1.1B To Keep Calif.'s Last Nuke Facility Running
• 2 Firms Guide Renewable Fuel Producer's $666M SPAC Merger
• Coca-Cola Beats '100% Recyclable' Dasani Suit, For Now
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
• ESA Listing Change Shows Conservation Partnership Benefits
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• FERC, Mountain Valley Want Pipeline Protest Put To Bed
• Honeywell To Pay $1.3B To End Asbestos Exposure Claims
• Refinery Sues Feds Over Contaminated Helium Delivery
• Trade Court OKs Commerce's Korean Wind Tower Calculation
• Tesla Cheers Musk's $56B Pay Deal As 'Home Run' For Co.
• Feds' Fuel Regs Targeted By Green Group, Industry, States
• Last Call For 2022 As IPO Prospects Line Up To Go Public
• Angolan Co. Asks Justices To Keep $1.1B Contract Suit In US
• Crumbling St. Croix Refinery Needs New Air Permit To Reopen
• FWS Issues Long-Sought Protections For Prairie Chicken
• Texas Hazmat Co. Sues Rivals For Libel Over Videos
• State-Led Programs Can Speed Up Brownfield Development
• Texas High Court Won't Review Fracking Fire Coverage Row
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Machinery Co. Wins Halt On Rival's Sales In Poaching Case
• Natural Gas Engine Maker Hits Ch. 11 With Over $50M In Debt
• Rio Tinto Ends Deal With Dissenting Miner's Investors
• FTX's 'Worse Than Enron' Books Recall Energy Firm's Demise
• A CFTC Commish Critiques $1.2M Insider Trading Settlement
• Treasury Cuts Iranian Oil Dealers From US Financial System
• $56B Failed To Tie Musk To Tesla, Experts Say At Del. Trial
• EPA Pitches Fee Hikes To Fund Toxic Substances Review
• Guatemala Says Israeli Co. Can't Escape $1.8M Award
• Trucking Co. Not Covered For Pollution Claims, Insurer Says
• Nigerian Energy Co. Loses Award Challenge In $2B Loan Fight
• 9th Circ. To Rethink Ariz. Copper Mine Approval
• Manufacturers Say Climate Suits Belong In Federal Court
• Finnish Gas Co. Doesn't Need To Pay Gazprom In Rubles
• FERC Approves LNG Terminal Despite Review Concerns
• Key Takeaways From EPA Methane Rule Update
• FCC Won't Reverse AT&T Rate Cut To Use Duke Energy Poles
• Career DOJ Atty Tapped For New Environmental Justice Office
• Colo. Panel Revives Anschutz's $8M Tax Refund Suit
• Venezuela Must Pay $105M For Withholding Oil Dividends
• GOP House Majority Will Bring Scrutiny, Tight Budgets
• Fight Heats Up Over Ga. Solar Farm Erosion Liability
• Utah Axes $100K Fee Bid In Gold Mine Spill
• GOP Gains May Put Energy-Permitting Pact On The Table
• Calif. Releases Final Climate Plan To Ax Fossil Fuel Reliance
• Houston Judge Says Oil Cos. Can't End Contract Dispute
• Judge Keeps Trump-Era ESA Rules In Place, Pending Review
• Clean Energy Investment Firm Raises $1B Inaugural Fund
• DC Circ. Doubts EPA Hazardous Waste Rules Are Reviewable
• Keys To IRA Tax Breaks For US Green Energy, EV Production
• Insurer Asks Supreme Court To Review Exxon's $25M Award
• Solar Industry Seeks End To Tariff Circumvention Probes
• Surf Air Aviation Biz And SPAC Cancel $1.42B Merger
• Musk Testifies That He Wants Someone Else To Run Twitter
• Attys Debate If $750M Pa. Cap-And-Trade Is A Fee Or A Tax
• Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
• Voltalia To Raise €490M Through Share Capital Increase
• Colo. Justices Drill Into Fractional Oil & Gas Owner Tax Rights
• Oil Giants Get Remand Order Stayed In DC Climate Fight
• Canadian Miner Says PDVSA Is Still Liable For $1.6B Debt
• Exxon Invokes Yogi Berra In Bid To Ax 'Deja Vu' Investor Suit
• Musk's Tweets Become Focus In Delaware Pay Package Trial
• UN Report Urges Investment Treaty Reform For Climate Action
• Groups Challenge Army Corps Permit For Fish Farms
• Nations Pledge $20B For Indonesia Decarbonization
• Carbon Capture Co. Sues Iowa County Over Pipeline Rules
• Corps Must Protect Okefenokee From Mine, Green Groups Say
• DC Circ. Must Keep ND Out Of Riverbed Row, Tribe Says
• White House Wants $48B More For COVID, Ukraine Battles
• Calif. Org. Urges Reversal Of State's Electric Vehicle Policy
• Gov't Atty Rejoins Hunton's Energy And Infrastructure Team
• PE Firm Clinches $485M 'Revolutionary' Climate Tech Fund
• Skadden Atty Jumps To Orrick Energy Group In SF
• Oil Cos. Urge Full 5th Circ. To Review Coastal Pollution Suit
• Fired CPUC Exec Ripped 'Devious' Board Prez In Unsent Email
• 5 Firms Assist Two Energy-Focused Cos.' SPAC Plans
• Tesla Director, Ex-GC Defend Musk's $56B Pay Package
• Battery Box Maker Wants Third-Party Fire Suit Tossed
• Groups Fight Exxon's Bid To Revisit $14M Pollution Penalty
• Large-Scale Solar Developers Settle EPA Stormwater Suits
• Mich. Residents Say Solar Company Scammed Them
• How The IRS May Define 'Clean Hydrogen'
• Solar Co. Wants To Take $100M Arbitration Fight To 9th Circ.
• EPA Floats Stronger Methane Reduction Regulations
• Sidley Atty To Head Linklaters' US Energy, Infrastructure Team
• Holland & Knight Adds 9 Attys From Eversheds Sutherland
• Who's Testifying At Musk's $56B Tesla Trial In Del. Chancery?
• Judge Calls Brazos Ch. 11 Plan Better Than Expected
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Cleaning Up 'Inept' Calif. Agency Cost Exec Job, Jury Hears
• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: One Year Later
• DC Circ. Questions Critics Of New Nuclear Waste Site License
• 2nd Circ. Revives Union's Arbitration Bid In NRG Benefits Row
• Insurer Wants Out Of Gas Driller's Row With Green Grower
• Enviros, Tribe Tell Court Not To Wait On Geothermal Dispute
• Dutch Gov't Asks Arbitrators To Toss €1.4B Coal Power Fight
• Feds Want Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Review Suit Remanded
• Feds Defend Korean Steel Duty Under Emissions Program
• 4th Circ. Tosses Welding Co. Owner's Claims Against Union
• Gas Cos. Can't Use Winter Storm Uri As An Excuse, Suits Say
• FERC Chair's Future Is Hazy With No Senate Hearing In Sight
• Chevron, Other Oil Cos Can Join Western Drilling Permit Fight
• Herbert Smith-Led Origin Energy Open To $11.8B Takeover
• SEC's Proposed Climate Rules Are Problematic For Boards
• White House Floats Climate Disclosure Rule For Contractors
• 6 Tips For Completing A SPAC Merger In A Harsh Environment
• Outlook For Offshore Wind Development In The Gulf Of Mexico
• ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
• Feds Have Power Over Okla. Reservation Mining, Judge Says
• FERC Project Rules Hearing Goes Into Overtime At DC Circ.
• Michigan Utility Co. Seeks $1.7M After Virus Derails Project
• Avnet Inks Price-Fix Deal With Hitachi Ahead Of $274M Trial
• 2 Firms Lead $4.4B Deal For UK Industrial Products Maker
• 4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
• Pollution Exclusion Dispute Turns Toward Trial In Washington
• Judge Dismisses Some Insurers From BP Spill Fraud Suit
• Steptoe Adds Former Frost Brown CFO
• TPC Group Can Solicit Creditor Votes On Updated Ch. 11 Plan
• TSA Rail Mandate Reflects Granular Cybersecurity Approach
• FERC Atty Adviser Joins Davis Wright Tremaine In DC
• Calif. Voters Reject High-Earner Tax To Fund Climate Initiatives
• Control Of Congress Too Close To Call
• Republican Keeps Seat On Texas Railroad Commission
• Fluor Investors Reach $33M Settlement In Bidding Fraud Suit
• 5th Circ. Questions Bankruptcy Overseeing Power Grid Claims
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Nuns' Religious Challenge To Pipeline
• Alaskan Tribe Urges State To Reconsider Mine's Waste Permit
• ESG Shareholder Votes Fell Flat Even After SEC Eased Access
• Wyo. Landowners Blast Occidental Bid To Decertify Class
• DC Circ. Unsure FERC Overstepped With Market Cap Rule
• Westco Workers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive 'Secret' Pension Suit
• Fisheries Say Mass. Offshore Wind Approval Must Be Undone
• Crow Tribe Tells High Court No Need To Hear Utility Fight
• How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
• Minimizing Environmental Justice Risks In Permitting
• Longtime Sierra Club Litigator Tapped To Lead Its Legal Team
• Gordon & Rees Adds Ex-Hawkins Parnell Atty In Atlanta
• From Courts To Polls: BigLaw Turns Out To Protect The Vote
• Chamber Urges 10th Circ. To Back Gold Miner's ERISA Win
• Bosch To Pay $25M To End Calif.'s Emissions-Cheating Claims
• Raffensperger Asks 11th Circ. To Allow Utility Panel Election
• Oil Cos. Owe EPA $50M For WWII Fuel Cleanup, 9th Circ. Says
• Energy Transfer Gets Suit Over FERC Fine Moved To Texas
• Indian Energy Co. Signs $13.5M Storage Deal With Eos
• US Trustee Warns Of 'Hidden' Releases In TPC Ch. 11 Plan
• WTO Says Climate Cooperation Would Avert Trade Friction
• Rail Cos. Can Learn From Pipelines' TSA Cyber Compliance
• Gorsuch Excoriates Chevron In Denied Veterans Benefits Case
• Iowa's Top Court Will Determine Fate Of Grid Project Law
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
• Former Con Edison Atty Joins SJW Group As Deputy GC
• OIG Finds Safety Issues In Maintenance Of DOE Complex
• CFTC Strikes Deal In Monex Metals Fraud Suit Ahead Of Trial
• SEC Seeks Early Win Over Biz Groups' Proxy Rule Challenge
• Investors Say Solar Co. Hid Alleged Patent Troubles
• Red States, Industry Challenge Biden Vehicle Emissions Regs
• 10th Circ. Rejects Ex-Ballard Spahr Partner's Energy Credits
• Gas Station Says HDI Botched Defense Of Brain Injury Suit
• Denver Air Plan Challenged For Fracking Emissions Exclusion
• Justices To Hear Navajo Case Over Colo. River Water Rights
• What To Expect From The Post-Midterms Lame-Duck Session
• Altera Gets OK For Revised $1B Equity-Swap Ch. 11 Plan
• La. Oil Refinery Co. Can't Duck Death Suit In Texas
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Witnesses Against CPUC Exec Had 'Ax To Grind,' Jury Told
• Oil Group's Suit Challenging Biden's Lease Freeze Trimmed
• Traders, Scotiabank Ink $6.6M Deal Over Spoofing Scheme
• HUD Proposes Buy America Waiver For Low-Value Projects
• Communities Win Big In EPA Air Quality Monitoring Expansion
• Green Groups To Join Exxon's Santa Barbara Oil Trucking Suit
• 9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
• Colo. Met Greenhouse Gas Rule Deadline, State Panel Rules
• Enviros Want To Join Suncor Fight Over Colo. Emissions Law
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Denied Bail Amid High Court Appeal
• Chevron Fights To Reinstate EPA Offshore Emissions Ruling
• A Divided Congress May Increase Companies' Political Risks
• Labor Rules Will Unlock IRA Tax Credits' Full Value
• Charge Enterprises Inc. Brings On Biotech Co. Atty As CLO
• Glencore Fined $310.6M For Africa Bribery Scheme
• CPUC Prez Fast-tracked Report Used To Fire Exec, Jury Told
• Wash. Appeals Court Ponders Harassment In Tribe's Dam Suit
• Russia Says Swiss Court Got Analysis Wrong In Yukos Case
• Mining Companies Ask To Keep $50M Zimbabwe Suit Alive
• EPA Says More PFAS Could Fall Under Drinking Water Regs
• HONX Creditors Want Bellwethers For Asbestos Ch. 11 Claims
• Making The Most Of New Tax Credits For EV Charging Stations
• Pollution Exclusion Frees Insurer From $175M Suit
• Ga. County Fights Shipping Cos.' Bid To Ax Oil Spill Suit
• California Emissions Authority Can't Stand, DC Circ. Told
• 4 Public Co. Lessons From Nikola Founder Fraud Conviction
• US Steel Hit With Class Claims Over Dust, Odors
• Glencore Officials Used Private Jets To Deliver African Bribes
• Phil Anschutz Tries To Revive $8M Tax Refund Suit
• Insurers Denied Access To Honeywell Asbestos Claim Details
• USPTO, DOJ Pressed On Justices' Environmental Ruling
• Feds Defend Subsidy Review Of Korean Electricity Rates
• PDVSA Creditor Owed $166M Sets Sights On Citgo
• Utah Wants In On Sierra Club's Suit Over Coal Mine Expansion
• An Evaluation Of New Solar Energy Opportunities For REITs
• Energy Co. Says Baker Botts' Missteps Led To $100M Loss
• ESG-Focused SPAC Cancels $459M Merger With MedTech Co.
• Baker Botts Snags New M&A Co-Lead From Holland & Knight
• Colo. High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Mine Expansion
• Ala. Mill To Fight $13M Award Brought By Defense Misconduct
• Ga. Power Cos. Fight Broker Share Of $1.8M In REC Sales