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Energy - February, 2023

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• 3D Systems To Pay Up To $27M To End Feds' Export Probes
• Energy Transfer Unit Sues In Del. Over Secret Pipeline Deal
• EPA Gains Access To Used Car Lot For Enviro Cleanup
• Puerto Rico Utility Reorg Heading For Creditor Vote
• Biden Issues Defense Production Act Waiver To DoD
• Wash. Dam Owner Agrees To Pay $1M Over Unlawful Project
• House Votes To Nix Biden's Socially Conscious Investing Rule
• India's Budget Proposals May Ease Entry For Certain Sectors
• Latham Adds Former Kirkland Partner To Tax Practice
• House GOP Targets EPA Environmental Justice Grants
• Glencore's $700M Bribery Deal With Feds OK'd By NY Judge
• Investors Sue Over 'Lowball' Buyback Offer In $12M Sale
• V&E-Led Oilfield Services Provider Eyes $387M IPO
• Private Capital Carves Niche In Race To Energy Transition
• USPTO, NOAA Team Up To Push Green Tech Forward
• Canada-Based Baytex To Buy Ranger Oil In $2.5B Deal
• Chipmakers Can Start Applying For US Subsidies
• Mich. Judge Backs Power Rule By Saying It Boosts Reliability
• Spaceflight Co. Virgin Galactic Seeks To Ground Investor Suit
• China Beats Claim From Mining Co. Over Panda Parks
• SEC Seeks Settlement Approval In Energy Investment Scheme
• Biden Administration Defends Vehicle Emissions Regs
• Actuaries Back Union Plan's High Court Bid In Debt Dispute
• Shareholder SPAC Spat Ensnares Commercial EV Co.
• Sierra Club Asks EU To Cease Challenges To US EV Tax Credit
• Mining Co. Can't End Fond Du Lac Tribe's Suit Over Land Swap
• 2nd Circ. Partially Revives Traders' Metals Antitrust Suit
• Supreme Court Says La. Pollution Suit Will Stay In State
• New US Controls May Deter Outside Support For Russia
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• Reading Between The Lines Of SEC's 2023 Exam Priorities
• Judge Denies Bids To Halt Lithium Mine In Nevada
• EPA Floats Cumulative Risks Principles For TSCA Reviews
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Sparks Rail Regs Scrutiny
• Peabody Energy Investor Demands Records Of Coal Mine Fire
• FERC Wrongly Reversed Power Market Rule, 6th Circ. Told
• Pipeline Co. Says Gas Co. Owes $4M For Construction Work
• Judge Cuts 'Indulgent' Fee Requests In $260M Debt Fight
• 6th Circ. Asked To Remand Enbridge Fight To Mich. Court
• GOP States Aim To Block Labor Dept.'s ESG Investing Rule
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• Class Claims Revived In NJ Solar Panel Fight
• There's More To The Helix FLSA Opinion Than Meets The Eye
• Energy Group Says Abandoned-Well Suit Could Harm Industry
• 5 Firms Steer Plant-Based Food Co.'s $150M SPAC Merger
• Late Filing Gets Westco Chemicals ERISA Suit Tossed
• NY Comptroller Balks At Atty Fees In US Steel Settlement
• Ukraine War Anniversary Brings New Export Controls, Tariffs
• Creditor Wants Its Rights Protected As Citgo Auction Looms
• Norfolk Southern Derailment Exacerbated By Poor Comms
• Bankrupt Australian Coal Miner Gets OK To Use Lender Cash
• Spain Can't Get $81M Renewables Award Nixed
• DC Circ. Is Asked To Revive Suit Over 'Balance' On EPA Panel
• Shipping Cos. Say Ga. County's Oil Spill Suit Must Be Tossed
• Ukraine War Hurt Global Trade Less Than WTO Predicted
• Kinder Morgan Says Texas Justices Should Nix Valuation Case
• Ford Must Face Most Of NJ's Pollution Case During Cleanup
• Factory Mutual Wins COVID-19 Insurance Dispute At 2nd Circ.
• 4th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Ex-Massey CEO's Defamation Suit
• Train Crew Tried To Stop Before Ohio Derailment, NTSB Says
• Refiner Tells 10th Circ. That Fuel Credit Fight Is Valid
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Toss Suit Over Miss., La. Pipeline
• GOP Lawmakers Blast SEC Climate Proposal, Seek Records
• EQT Can't Nix Its Former Atty From Abandoned Gas Well Suit
• Judge OKs Some Blast Claims Against TPC Ch. 11 Sponsors
• Energy Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Jury Hits Oilfield Pump Workers With $7M IP Theft Verdict
• Donziger's Contempt Ruling Feud Piques Justices' Interest
• House Dems Want Info On Racially Motivated Energy Threats
• Chamber, Biz Groups Join Fight Against Biden Water Rule
• No Whistleblower Award For Exec Who Helped CFTC: 7th Circ.
• Oil Cos.' Pollution Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Justices Told
• Feds Pitch First Gulf Of Mexico Wind Lease Sale
• DOL Overstepped Authority With ESG Rule, ERISA Suit Says
• Turmoil Sparks FERC Probe Of Grid Operator's Power Market
• 6 Labor Compliance Questions For Infrastructure Contractors
• SPAC Settles Claims Tied To Alleged $1.2M Embezzlement
• Biden Defends Trump's National Security Duties At High Court
• Pipeline Co. Says FERC Construction Extension Was Proper
• Pa. Justices Say 'Bad Faith' Alone Can't Decide Fee Awards
• Earthjustice Adds Managing Atty In California From UCLA
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• Foley Hoag Adds Biden Admin's BOEM Director In DC, NY
• Enforcement Risks Of Carbon Offsets Are Growing
• Case Law, Class Rules Could Derail Ohio Train Disaster Suits
• New Oil And Natural Gas Entity Formed With $500M In Capital
• Supreme Court Upholds FLSA Salary Requirements
• Stockholders Seek Musk Give-Back In $56B Del. Tesla Pay Suit
• Israeli Textile Printing Co. Kornit Digital Faces Investor Suit
• Is Boycotting Israel A Protected Right? Justices Won't Wade In
• State AGs Hit Back At Tribe's Bid To Quash Coal-Lease Appeal
• Vinson & Elkins Snags Gibson Dunn FERC Team
• 2 Firms Guide IPO Plans For Cummins' Filtration Business
• EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Pay For Derailment Costs
• Spain Says €22M Arbitral Award Against It Is Unenforceable
• Partial Oil & Gas Owners Can't Fight Taxes, Colo. Justices Say
• Justices Won't Touch $12.7M Award Despite Service Dispute
• Gov't Contracts Rulings Hold Termination Challenge Tips
• Law Firm Loses Battle Over Malpractice Settlement Coverage
• Teck Mining Operation Spins Off $11.5B Steelmaking Coal Biz
• Feds Can't Justify Oil Rail Project Review, DC Circ. Told.
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Trump-Era Clean Water Act Rule
• Metal Co. Can't Avoid Tribes' Superfund Damages Claims
• Enviro Groups Seek Lithium Mine Halt Until 9th Circ. Decision
• CFTC Eyeing Leveraged Precious Metals Investment Programs
• Energy Group Of The Year: Norton Rose
• Fla. Ex-Rep. Says Assets To Pay Atty Improperly Frozen
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• United To Launch $100M Fund For Sustainable Aviation Fuel
• Crestwood, Brookfield Sell Texas Gas Storage Site For $335M
• Energy Group Of The Year: V&E
• US Settles With Individual Plaintiffs In Gold King Mine MDL
• Electric Car Co. Rivian Puts Brakes On Investor Suit, For Now
• Texas Appeals Court Ends Pecan Farm's Water Permit Suit
• Colo. County's Quarry Regs Not Preempted, Panel Finds
• Energy Storage Projects Ready To Reap Tax Credit Rewards
• CIT Scolds Commerce For 'Unlawful' Wind Tower Probe
• Spanish Solar Ruling Provides Glimmer Of Hope For Investors
• Nev. Lithium Mine Faces Fresh Challenge From Tribes
• EPA Finalizes Mercury Emissions Rule's Legal Footing
• Feds Vow To Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable In Derailment
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 5th Circ. Grants En Banc Review Of $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• SEC Says Asset Manager Shorted, Bought Oil Stock Illegally
• IRS Properly Cut Power Provider Payments, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• Clean Energy Tax Credits' Wage, Apprentice Rules: Key Points
• Monsanto Hopes To Undo $600M Verdicts In Wash. Appeal
• Energy Group Of The Year: BakerHostetler
• Air Liquide To Launch €82M Share Buyback On Strong Results
• Oil Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan Has Industrywide Effects, Court Told
• FERC Gives Go Ahead For Cold Weather Reliability Standards
• Pioneer Off Hook For Undelivered Gas In Storm, Judge Says
• McDonald's To Launch $170M Solar Project In Louisiana
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Ropes Rep BP's $1.3B TravelCenters Buy
• How Biden's Climate Focus May Affect Gov't Contractors
• Texas Botched Air Permit For LNG Terminal, 5th Circ. Told
• 5 SEC Exam Priorities Private Fund Managers Must Address
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• 2 Firms Guide Battery Tech Firm's Go-Public SPAC Merger
• McCarter & English Adds Ex-FERC, Van Ness Atty In DC
• Wash. Environmental Justice Program Aims To Hit Stride Fast
• Debt Capital Markets Show Signs Of Thawing In Early 2023
• Ohio AG Mulls Suing Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment
• Energy Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Spain's Intra-EU Defense Fails In $310M Award Fight
• What The Public Has To Say About The EPA's Methane Plan
• Ransomware Attacks Said To Surge On Global Manufacturers
• DC Circuit Judge Blasts 'Chevron Maximalism' In Dissent
• US Backs Reversal In Lease Appeal, But Not For Rule 19
• Tire Co. Hanged Itself In Duty Exemption Bid, CIT Judge Finds
• DOI Enviro Damage Assessment Proposal May Add Flexibility
• Tesla EV Chargers To Open For All Makes, White House Says
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• DC Circ. Questions Timeliness Of Pipeline Rule Challenge
• Reporter Sheds Charges Over Ohio Train Derailment Coverage
• FERC Defends Deadline Extension For NY Pipeline Project
• Montana, Fuel Groups Challenge Oregon Terminal Ban
• Energy Biz Terminates $338M Merger Amid Investor Pressure
• Contractor Climate Disclosure Rule Draws Clashing Feedback
• 11th Circ. Takes Hard Look At Int'l Award Vacatur Standards
• Berry Corp. Investors Seek Class Cert. Over Deception Claims
• DC Circ. Should Nix Calif. Waiver Challenge, Groups Say
• Overheated Wheel Bearing May Have Caused Ohio Derailment
• NLRB Overstepped In Representation Order, Co. Tells 7th Circ.
• Power Cos. Want To Ditch Winter Storm Uri Negligence Claims
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. Air Quality Plan Is Good Enough For EPA
• European Commission Proposes Green Hydrogen Standards
• Ga. Judge Says Power Co. Investor Sued Deloitte Too Late
• Texas, Groups' Challenge To New Water Rule Consolidated
• Peru Must Face $909M Claim Over Royalties, Ariz. Co. Says
• How Companies Could Define 'Social' In ESG Metrics
• DC Circ. Says Net Power Output Decides PURPA Eligibility
• Texas Insists Justices Must Take On Grid Project Law Fight
• 3 Firms Steer Drilling Tools Biz's $319M SPAC Merger Deal
• K&L Gates Adds Senate Counsel To Public Policy Practice
• Shearman Adds US Energy Duo From Pillsbury
• McKinsey Inks $25M Settlement Deal With PG&E Victims Trust
• Inter RAO Units Win $76M In Georgia Electricity Tariff Feud
• Texas Justices Must Fix Pipeline Debt Loophole, Partners Say
• Cruz Questions Delays In Deepwater Port Licensing
• Judge Says DOL's Wage Suit Is 'Stuck In A Time-Warp'
• Colo. Gold Mine Says No Proof Pollutants Reached River
• Party In Lyondell MDL Says Insurance Cos. Should Defend It
• What To Expect From The House Select Committee On China
• How Courts Are Clarifying D&O Policies' Bump-Up Provisions
• Judge Strikes Down Feds' Montana Coal Mine Approval
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Longtime Norton Rose Partner In DC
• Pa. Judge OKs $2.55M Deal Over Well Workers' Travel Time
• B2Gold's $824M Sabina Buy Brings Untapped Canadian Mine
• Esso Bids For Pipeline Protection From Protesters
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-FCA Chief Economist To Lead Pensions Watchdog Review
• 6th Circuit Sends EPA Rule Cut Back For Reconsideration
• Eni Wins Round In LNG Project Feud
• 10th Circ. Shuts Down New Mexico Nuke Waste Storage Fight
• Utility Wants Mich. High Court To Decide Fire Costs Recovery
• Green Groups Can Intervene In Oil Leasing Suits, Judge Says
• Honeywell Spat With Supplier Kept Alive By Ohio Judge
• 1 Year On, Russia-Ukraine War Still Shadows Energy Deals
• 6th Circ. Backs Memphis Dept.'s Win In Retaliation Suit
• Fla. Consumer Says Costco Admitted To Car Battery Scheme
• Latham-Led Biotech, Renewable Energy Firms Price 2 IPOs
• Calculating The Discount Rate For Natural Resource Damages
• Crypto M&A Strategies Evolve As Values Plunge
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Proposes $4.3B Utility Reorg Plan
• Feds, Enviro Groups Defend North Dakota Oil Lease Sales Halt
• Refiner Asks 11th Circ. To Void EPA Denial Of Biofuel Relief
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• HSF Hires 5-Atty Team From Simmons & Simmons In Italy
• 4 Key Environmental Issues Facing Washington
• Ex-Russian Diplomat In SDNY FBI Case Says He's No Traitor
• Zurich Denied Early Win In Solar Co.'s $31M Bond Row
• Enviros Ask To Back Up BLM In Wyo. Oil Leasing Suits
• Sidley-Led Solar Firm Leads Two IPOs Raising $828M Total
• Feds Propose Endangered Species Act Permitting Changes
• Class Members Ask Court To Reject PG&E 'Backdoor Deal'
• Texas, Groups Ask Judge To Stop New 'Waters Of US' Rule
• Why General Liability Carriers Are Wary Of SEC Climate Rule
• LA Homeowners Get Class Cert. In Delta Jet Fuel Dump Suit
• Free Speech Law Shields Littler Attys From Malpractice Suit
• Lessons From Ex-FBI Agent's Sanctions Violation Indictment
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• Orrick Lures Ex-Hughes Hubbard Arbitration Pro To NY Office
• DOE Shirked Climate In LNG Export Approvals, Sierra Says
• 5th Circ. Revives Charges Against 2 In Venezuela Bribery Case
• Calif. Water Districts Take Hydro Licensing Spat To High Court
• Dozens Of Tribes Back Navajo Water Claims At Supreme Court
• Ohio OKed Wind Farm Without Green Studies, High Court Told
• In Reversal, Europe's Executive Arm Looks To United ECT Exit
• Ga. Mining Co. Claims Contract Allows Suit For Negligence
• How Gov't Enviro Justice Push May Affect Developers
• 11th Circ. Ends Fired Lineman's Bias Case Against Ga. Power
• ​Preparing For Enforcement Of IT Supply Chain Security Rule
• EPA Ignored Case For Revisiting Air Finding, DC Circ. Told
• Investor Attys Ask For $13.3M Fee In US Steel Stock Suit
• Security Co. CEO Gets 5 Years For Int'l Fraud Scheme
• White House Seeks More US-Made Materials For Infrastructure
• White Collar Attys Brace For More Latin America FCPA Action
• Euronav's Failed $4B Merger Sunk By Emergency Arbitration
• SEC To Test Adviser Compliance With New Marketing Rule
• EPA Can't Justify Denver Air Plan Approval, 10th Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Reaffirms National Security Duty Expansion
• RI, Hawaiian Counties Say No Review Needed In Climate Row
• Judge Advises Against Oil Co. Dismissal Bid In Pipeline Suit
• W.Va. Landowners Fight Energy Co. EQT's Bid To DQ Attys
• Nev. Judge Largely Backs Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
• Energy Investors Owed €101M Target $1B Due To Spain
• Ga. Power Customers Bolster Bid For Review Of Fees Case
• TotalEnergies Unit Can't Stop Enforcement Case, FERC Says
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• $460M Tenaris Factory Buy Spiked After DOJ Antitrust Fears
• BP Launches $2.75B Share Buyback After Profits Surge
• Marine Traffic Org. Must Face Suit For SoCal Oil Spill
• Experts Hired By Mich. Tribe Wary Of Line 5 Explosion Risk
• 5th Circ. Mulls Sales Refusals In Steel Antitrust Row
• Pair Planned Attack On Maryland Energy Stations, DOJ Says
• Oil Co. Asks 8th Circ. To Rethink Revival Of Age, Sex Bias Suit
• House Republican Leader Sets Up ESG Working Group
• High Court Ruling Hobbles Climate Policy Moves, Sen. Says
• NextEra Seeks To Block Spain's Dutch Arbitration Suit
• Israeli Renewable Energy Co. Powers Up For $293M IPO
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Special Master Blasts Citgo's DQ Bid In Auction Case
• EQT Asks For $16M In Ending Faulty Valve Case
• Fed. Circ. Oil Tech Patent Ruling Drills Down On Indefiniteness
• Solar Cos. Ask Courts Not To Boot National Grid Tax Suits
• SEC Should Investigate Shell For Greenwashing, Group Says
• Union Pension Plan Asks Top Court To Hear $115M Debt Suit
• EPA To Consider Closing Loophole In Coal Ash Rule
• 11th Circ. Says Case Law Spells 'Game Over' For Sabal Trail
• 6th Circ. Says Ky. Utility Law Unfairly Discriminates
• 2 Texas Energy Cos. Win $42M Verdict Over Well Seepage
• Electric Truck Co. Nikola, Ex-CEO Beat Investors' Fraud Suit
• 'Green Shoots' Start To Emerge From A Bruised IPO Market
• Minnesota Lawmakers Pass 100% Clean Energy Mandate
• SPAC Says Philippines Resort Is Trying To Tank $2.6B Merger
• Biden Admin.'s Anti-Merger Stance Is Leading To Bad Policies
• Why FERC's Proposed Duty Of Candor Rule Is Problematic
• Fiber Co. Doesn't Need Railway's OK To Drill Under Tracks
• Sun Sets On Antitrust Suit Over Ariz. Utility's Solar Rates
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Don't Miss It: Paul Weiss, Willkie Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Agency Shouldn't Back Kinder Morgan, Texas Justices Told
• Calif. Regulators Hasten Relief Amid Skyrocketing Gas Bills
• Ex-Schlumberger Worker's Sex Bias Suit Headed To Trial
• Brothers Plead Not Guilty To Energy Contract Kickbacks
• GOP Reps Seek Info On Hack Attempt Targeting Nuclear Labs
• Oil Developers Say They Don't Owe Exxon $71M
• GE, Siemens Scolded For 'Self-Interest' In Wind Farm Fight
• Magellan Pays Texas $600K For Pollution From Oil Tank Fire
• Colo. River Dispute A Matter Of Human Rights, Navajos Say
• Oxy May Face Uphill Battle In Bid To Vacate $392M Award
• Judiciary Committee Chairs Seek Info On Indicted FBI Official
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bed Bath & Beyond, Stripe, Twitter
• End Is Near In Fight Over Plant Upgrade For $1B Power Line
• Adani Group's Losses Near $100B Since Short-Seller's Report
• 10th Circ. Says Feds Botched NM Fracking Permit Review
• Religious Claims Shouldn't Put US Minerals Off Limits
• EPA Urges 10th Circ. To Toss Refiner's Fuel Credit Fight
• NLRB Won't Let GC Add Claim Over Replacement Workers
• Latham Adds Gunderson Dettmer Emerging Cos. Atty In Calif.
• DC Circ. Mulls Letting ND Into Tribal Riverbed Row
• Colo. Oil Co. Says Suit Over $4M Arb. Award Cut Should Stay
• Toshiba Can't Kill $500M Hydro Plant Job Contract Breach Suit
• Judge OKs ND Oil Leasing Suit Consolidation
• 9th Circ. Affirms Cleanup Ruling For Montana Smelter Site
• Enviro Groups' Minn. Copper Mine Challenge Gets Trimmed
• Adani Cancels $2.5B Share Sale After Stock Plunge
• ConocoPhillips' Alaska Drilling Plan Clears Regulatory Hurdle
• How Proposed BOEM Regs Will Boost Offshore Wind Projects
• Solar Group Urges FERC To Nix Midwest Grid Access Policy
• Former EQT Atty Rips 'Vague' DQ Bid In Abandoned-Well Suit
• Bondholders Stake Claim To Puerto Rico Utility Revenues
• Christopher Warren Joins Buchanan Ingersoll As Counsel
• 5th Circ. Won't Budge From Ch. 15 Power Price Suit Remand
• Dentons Adds Ex-Calif. Congressman For Public Policy Work
• Green Groups, EPA In Talks To End Gas Power Emissions Suit