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Energy - January, 2026

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• DOE-Created Climate Panel Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
• 3rd Circ. Backs ​​​​​​​'Modern Icarus' Conviction, Cuts Restitution
• Real Estate Attys 'Not Going In Blind' Amid Data Center Boom
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Grok, Drummond, Bravo Star
• 8th Circ. Affirms Toss Of ND Tribal Landowners' Pipeline Suit
• Trump Says Court Can't Review Rule Delay For Chemical Cos.
• Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Says Prosecutor Has 'Personal Animus' In DQ Bid
• US Rebukes WTO Siding With China On Energy Tax Credits
• Reed Smith Brings On Gibson Dunn In $102M Award Feud
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• Mining SPAC's $270M IPO Starts Trading As 3 Firms Advise
• Taxation With Representation: Clifford Chance, Ropes & Gray
• Trump Orders Open Tariff Threat Over Oil Sales To Cuba
• Schlumberger Sues Ex-Employees Alleging Trade Secrets Theft
• USTR Signs Trade Agreements With El Salvador, Guatemala
• 2 Rulings Showcase Fuzzy Limits Of 'Related To' Jurisdiction
• Judge Signs Off On Idaho Mine Pollution Settlement
• 4 Firms Build Sale Of $622M Energy Assets To GeoPark
• US Gives Green Light For Venezuela Oil Sales
• 4th Circ. Told EPA's W.Va. Haze Approval Broke Law
• Defunct Energy Co. Challenges Indian Oil Corp.'s $9.2M Award
• Rick Perry's AI Energy Co. Ensnared In Broker's Fee Suit
• Congress' Limited Tariff Role May Persist After Justices Rule
• JB Hunt Accused Of Blocking Pipeline With Parking Lot Plan
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive PJM Watchdog's Access Fight
• Key Policy Moves Are Powering Nuclear Growth
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Interior Dept. Says NY Can't Overcome Offshore Wind Halt
• 5 Indicted In €20M VAT Fraud Involving 'Designer Fuels'
• Colo. Mining Co. Denied Workers Overtime, Ex-Welder Says
• SpaceX Eyes IPO At $1.5 Trillion Value, Plus More Rumors
• $3.1M Legal Fee At Heart Of Latest Feud In Citgo Sale Saga
• Unions Say FEMA Staff Cuts Threaten Disaster Readiness
• Rubio Says There's No Plan For Military Action In Venezuela
• 7th Circ. Doubtful Climate Fight Belongs In Federal Court
• Enbridge Looks To Keep Pipeline Open Amid 7th Circ. Appeal
• NY Securities Class Action Ruling Holds Rare Timing Insights
• EPA Begins Rollback Of Biden-Era Smog Control Plan
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Evaluations, Redactions, Remands
• Judge OKs Texas Wind Farm Owner's Cash Collateral In Ch. 11
• Colo. Drivers Claim $5M Damage From Gas-Diesel Mix-Up
• How FERC Is Shaping The Future Of Data Center Grid Use
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: January Lessons
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• Solar Panel Co. Sunrun Misclassifying Sales Reps, Suit Says
• Venezuela Highlights 'Unique Issues' In $1B Exxon Award Suit
• EPA Says Enviro Groups Lack Standing To Fight Review Rule
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• 'Assumed Risk' Bars Construction Death Suit, Ga. Panel Says
• Consumers Energy Seeks $42M For DOE Order Compliance
• Investor Group Battles PG&E's $100M Wildfire Suit Deal
• Steel Plant, Furnace Maker Sued Over Fatal Explosion In Pa.
• Trump Admin's 'Irrational' Block On Wind Project Lifted
• Baker Hughes Faces Venue Clash In $1.36M Oil Dispute
• Nuke Discharge Law Isn't Preempted, NY Tells 2nd Circ.
• EU, India Reach Major Free Trade Agreement
• NRG, LS Power's $12B Natural Gas Deal Clears DOJ Scrutiny
• Mich. AG's Antitrust Suit Charts New Path For Climate Torts
• Angola Looks To Dodge $171M Seized Turbines Claim
• 11th Circ. Won't Expedite Bid To Halt CFPB Energy Loan Rule
• 10th Circ. Affirms $17M Atty Fee In Gas Well Royalty Case
• DOJ Can't Sue Mich. To Stop 'Hypothetical' Climate Claims
• Truck Makers Say Calif. Delaying 'Clean Trucks Pact' Fight
• Colo. High Court Says Xcel's Immunity Bid Went Too Far
• Tribe, Enviro Groups Look To Vacate Alaska Gold Mine Permit
• Texas Jury Returns $46 Million Verdict Against Stone Supplier
• Minnesota Appeals Court Won't Toss Climate Change Suit
• Texas Wind Farm Owner Hits Ch. 11 With $108M In Debt
• Navigating Battery Validation Risk In The EV Supply Chain
• USA Rare Earth Secures $3.1B Of Federal And Private Funding
• White & Case Rehires Crowell Energy Atty To DC Team
• Canada's Allied Gold Agrees To $4B Sale To China's Zijin Gold
• Orrick Adds Skadden Energy M&A Pro In Houston
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 2 Firms Guide Data Center, Grid Parts Builder Seeking $1.5B
• Trump Admin's EV Infrastructure Funding Pause Vacated
• Rivian Can't Ditch Latest Investor Suit Over EV Production
• Mich. AG Sues Major Oil Co. 'Cartel' Amid Fight With DOJ
• Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Mining Co. Investor Suit
• Feds' Wind Farm National Security Claim Faces Skepticism
• DC Circ. Backs FERC In Oil Pipeline Pricing Dispute
• Calif. Urges 9th Circ. To Block Sable Pipeline Permit
• $7B Grain Belt Power Line Project Can Move Forward In Ill.
• Enviros Seek Quick Win In Mont. National Forest Logging Row
• 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Awards Against Sovereign States
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• EU To Suspend US Tariff Countermeasures Another 6 Months
• Commerce Hits Chinese Slag Pots With Duties
• Insurer Must Cover Ga. Gas Co. Over Explosion, 7th Circ. Says
• Suit Accusing FTM Wealth Of Tax Scam Faces Jurisdiction Test
• Taxation With Representation: Vinge, A&O Shearman, Cassels
• Calif. Couple Charged With $100M Stock Manipulation Scheme
• SpaceX Eyes IPO, Spirit Mulls PE Owner, And Other Rumors
• 5th Circ. Won't Restore Plastics Co.'s $75M IP Jury Award
• Poland Faces $40M Award Revival Bid In DC Circ.
• FERC Commissioners Back Fed-State Push For PJM Changes
• Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year
• Judge Severs Tax Charges From Ex-Rep's Foreign Agent Case
• What Texas Can Learn From La. About CO2 Well Primacy
• AGs Target Investor Advocacy Group As 'Climate Cartel'
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• General Fusion To Go Public In $1B Nasdaq Deal
• Washington Drops $9M Climate Fund Suit Against NOAA
• 2 Firms Advise Energy Infrastructure Co.'s Go-Public Deal
• Nevada Solar Project Files Ch. 11 For 2nd Time In 5 Years
• Ethanol Biz Loses Bid To Overturn €48M Price-Fixing Fine
• BP Says Wash. Residents' 'Noxious Odors' Class Claims Stink
• Maduro's Capture Raises $150B Venezuelan Debt Questions
• Court Rejects Sanctions In Venezuelan Oil Defamation Case
• Delaware Justices Clarify Ruling On Loews' $1.5B Cash-Out
• Ukraine Bank Urges Justices To Take Up Immunity Question
• 4th Circ. Says Judge Wrongly Blocked Trump Grant Freeze
• Willkie Hires Chicago Restructuring Partner From Kirkland
• Cloover Raises $1.22B Via Series A, Debt Facility
• Los Alamos Cleanup Co. Hit With Retaliation Suit For Firings
• Feds Oppose Bail For Conn. Oil Trader During FCPA Appeal
• Trump Backs Off Tariffs Over Greenland With Deal In Works
• EcoFactor Can't Restore Thermostat IP Claims At Fed. Circ.
• US Says Utah Tribe Lacks Injury Claim In $16M Clean Air Deal
• 11th Circ. Upholds Order Forcing Law Firm To Turn Over Docs
• 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: M&A And Securities Disputes
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Mining Supplier Not Covered In Bogus Parts Suit, Insurer Says
• Chancery Gives Solar Roof Co. One Week To Find In-State Atty
• Edison Blames LA County, Others For Exacerbating Eaton Fire
• Profs Urge Justices To Affirm Cuban Property Seizure Ruling
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Jury Awards $120M In Defamation, RICO Suit Against Atty
• Senate Dems Push Bill To Block US Funds For Venezuela Oil
• Why 2026 Could Be A Bright Year For US Solar
• 2nd Circ. Says US Not Venue For Kazakhstani Gov't Dispute
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Alaska Says Imminent Harm Missing In Arctic Drilling Suit
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• White House Backs State Govs In Push For PJM Changes
• Chancery Won't Force Restart Of Calif. Plant Conversion Work
• Metal Recycling Cos. Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Site
• Jury Convicts Contractor In $4.5M Navy Fuel Fraud
• Drilling Down Into The Uncertain Future Of Venezuelan Energy
• Offshore Wind's Winning Streak Hits 3 With Dominion Restart
• Fed. Circ. Says Part Of Sunoco Butane Blending Patent Invalid
• China, Canada Agree To Lower Tariffs On EVs, Food
• V&E, Latham Steer Mitsubishi's $7.5B Foray Into US Shale Biz
• Vineyard Wind Asks Court To Let It Finish $4.5B Mass. Project
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: EU Law And Treaty Arbitration
• Energy Trader Says $5.5M Award Against Power Co. Is Valid
• Equinor Win Makes Wind Projects 2-For-2 In Restart Bids
• EU Greenlights Hedge Fund's $5.89B Bid For Control Of Citgo
• Judge Orders Recalculation In Steel Co. Benefit Suit
• 5th Circ. Rejects Challenge To Texas LNG Construction Delay
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3 Firms Steer Talen's $3.45B Natural Gas Assets Buy
• Sheep Grazing Won't Make Solar Farm Agriculture, Court Says
• Aligning With EPA's 'Compliance First' Enforcement Policy
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• Co. Withheld Bonuses, Retaliated Against Worker, Suit Says
• Carlyle Among Bidders For Lukoil Assets, Plus More Rumors
• House OKs Restricting ESG Investment In 401(k) Plans
• US Lawmakers Push Bill To Curb China's Mineral Control
• EPA's Cost Analysis U-Turn May Invite Courtroom Inquiries
• Burns & McDonnell Sued By Ex-Partner Firm Over Seattle Deal
• Tort Report: Los Angeles Tops Annual 'Judicial Hellhole' List
• Feds Sue Calif. Over Ban On Drilling Near Schools, Homes
• Washington Urges DOE To Reconsider Coal Plant Restart
• Trump Imposes 25% Tariff On Select Semiconductor Imports
• Calif. Car Cos. Hit With $200M Chancery Fraud Suit
• Duke Energy Fights To Recover Over $17M In Fuel Costs
• Driver Says Sinclair Oil, Gas Stations Sold Contaminated Fuel
• DOJ Asks To Drop Hung Counts In Ex-Gas Co. CFO's Tax Case
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• Ford Wants Out Of EV Battery Plant Wage Suit
• Judge 'Can't Ignore' Missed Atty Conflict In Oil Firm's Ch. 11
• Wrangling Over 'Good Faith' In Texas Commodity Contracts
• Ex-Special Counsel To Bondi Joins Greenberg Traurig In Fla.
• Software Co. Loses Trade Secrets Appeal At 7th Circ.
• States Lose Bid To Freeze EPA Solar Grant Funds, For Now
• Battery Co. Urges 11th Circ. To Undo $20M Award In IP Feud
• Texas Appeals Panel Skeptical Pipeline Death Falls Under FAA
• US Patent Applications Plunge After Years Of Growth
• OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026
• Energy Co. Seeks Early Win In ND Lease Cancellation Row
• Youths Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Trump Energy Orders Fight
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Eversheds Energy Pro Joins Greenberg Traurig In Texas
• Thompson Hine Lands Jones Day Finance Deals Pro In Atlanta
• Court Urged To Block Trump Admin's Anti-Wind, Solar Orders
• NY Judge Vacates Eletson's $102M Arbitral Award
• Vietnamese Steel Pipe Faces 90% Antidumping Duties
• NJ Sues Metal Recycler Over Fires, Cites Public Nuisance
• House Clears African, Haitian Trade Agreement Extensions
• 2026 Enforcement Trends To Expect In Maritime And Int'l Trade
• NY Fights Feds' Stop-Work Orders For Offshore Wind Projects
• Dominion Energy Wants $11B Offshore Wind Project Revived
• Energy Dept.'s Blue State Grant Cuts Are Unlawful, Court Says
• Oil Businessmen Look To Arbitrate $650M Ecuador Dispute
• Energy Transfer Asserts Blackstone Fraud In Pipeline Row
• FirstEnergy Investors Again Push For Class Cert. In Bribe Suit
• SunPower Execs Ink $11M Investor Deal Amid Bankruptcy
• Trade Court OKs Commerce's Chinese Solar Duty Calculation
• Colo. Cos. Say Gas Co. Underpaid Royalties For Decade-Plus
• Trump Says 25% Tariff Incoming For Iranian Biz Dealings
• Chancery Tosses Repsol Claims Against Winston & Strawn
• Ørsted And AGs Win Bid To Resume Revolution Wind Project
• US Magnesium Creditors Say Sale Process Was Rigged
• Justices Wary Of Broader Removal In Coastal Pollution Suits
• Insurers Denied Pre-Trial Win In Gas Explosion Row
• Solar Co. Blames Broker's Error For $6M Tariff Bill
• Steel Rebar From Algeria, Egypt, Vietnam Faces Early Duties
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• High Court Won't Hear Citigroup Appeal Of Fraud Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Duke Energy Monopoly Suit
• High Court Passes On Russia $50B Award Suit
• Justices Stay Out Of Nuke Waste Storage Fight
• SEC Drops Action Against Ex-Rio Tinto CFO After 8 Years
• Singapore Court Nixes Poland's Bid To Set Aside $330M Award
• Up Next At High Court: Pollution Lawsuits & Trans Athletes
• Cuban Co. Urges Justices To Affirm Property Seizure Ruling
• Calif. Climate Laws Violate Free Speech Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• NextEra Energy Settles Fight Over 401(k) Forfeitures, Fees
• Energy Co. Members Sue In Del. Over 'Musk-Like' Power Grab
• Bolivia Can't Escape $253M Award Suit, DC Judge Rules
• BP Rebuttal Survives In Suit Over Stalled Ga. Truck Stop Build
• Nano Nuclear Beats Investor Suit Over Biz Prospect Claims
• 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers
• Sanchez Energy Lenders Float Deal To End Ch. 11 Lien Fight
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Engineer Claims Co. Fired Her Over Refusal To Falsify Docs
• Montana Ruling Reaffirms Record-Based Enviro Analyses
• Taxation With Representation: King & Spalding, Torys, Milbank
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Trade Secrets Row, A Patient Data Deal
• Mining Giants Glencore, Rio Tinto Confirm Merger Talks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• States Fight To Block EPA From Wiping Out $7B Solar Funding
• Olin Sales Tactics Key To $70M Contract Trial, Judge Told
• Venezuela Says Citgo Auction Marred By Conflicts
• Stoel Rives Picks Up Former K&L Gates Environmental Leader
• Texas Court Mostly Reverses $27M Exxon Explosion Verdict
• 11th Circ. Asked To Undo 'Deeply Flawed' Securities Ruling
• NY Judge Backs Windfarm Award Against Vietnam Bank
• Alito Recuses From Chevron, Exxon Coastal Pollution Case
• Wilderness Society Sues Feds Over Land Sale Records
• Pipeline Co., Contractor Pull Plug On Fuel Terminal Fight
• Odebrecht To Pay Investors $17.3M To End Bribe-Scheme Suit
• EPA's Water Rule Dispute Paused Amid Legal Uncertainty
• Trump Admin Says Climate Grant Class Suit Is Moot
• Judge Says He'll Approve Ideanomics Plan After Revisions
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Exits Climate Pact, UN Orgs. He Says 'Conflict' With US
• Trader Asks Wary Colo. Appeals Court To Award $10M Penalty
• Indian Energy Firm Seeks NY Court's OK Of $9.2M Award
• Conn. Regulator Clears Avangrid Unit In Fatal Electrocution
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• Citgo Ruling Offers Award Enforcement Road Map
• FERC Defends Grid Planning Policy Revamp At 4th Circ.
• Law Firms Step Up To Navigate Biz Opportunities In Venezuela
• Tax Funding Oil Spill Cleanups Has Expired, IRS Clarifies
• Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026
• Tribes, Feds Both Denied Early Win In Riverbed Rights Case
• Ørsted Expands Challenge To Halt Of Offshore Wind Projects
• Convicted Oil Trader Agrees To $1.7M Forfeiture For Bribes
• New York Tribal Land Settlement Awaits Senate Approval
• Spain Fights Bid To Seize Assets Over €101M Energy Award
• Feds Sue Calif. Cities To Extinguish Natural Gas Bans
• US Removal Of Maduro Won't Curb Energy Cos.' Caution
• Wilcox Asks DC Circ. To Protect NLRB's Independence
• GAO IDs 4 Funding Programs As Lacking Fraud Controls
• US Sanctions Targeting Russia's Oil Giants Heighten Biz Risks
• Calif. Locomotive Emissions Rule Repeal Ends Industry Suit
• Rick Perry's AI Energy Co. Hit With Post-IPO Lawsuit
• Coal Exec Ordered To Disclose Evidence For Bribery Trial
• Justices' Separation-Of-Powers Revamp May Hit States Next
• US Imposes Triple-Digit Duties On Indian, German Hexamine
• 6th Circ. Backs Nuclear Plant In Fired Worker's ADA Suit
• DC Circ. Says It Won't Rethink Emergency Air Rule Decision
• Hawaiian Electric Reaches $47.8M Investor Deal Over Wildfires
• ​'Truly Extreme': 9th Circ. Judges Decry Trump Layoffs Ruling
• Exelon, Nursing Home Operator Sued Over Fatal Explosion
• PG&E Inks $100M Deal To Settle Investors' Wildfire Suit
• Dish Wins $32M Lease Dispute In Colo. Appeals Court
• SEC Won't Review FINRA Delay On Carbon Offset Co. Petition
• Tanker Worker Says BWC Terminals Caused Chemical Burns
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In December
• NJ Panel Tosses Bid To Gut DEP Environmental Justice Rules
• 4 Firms Advise On Vistra's $4B Deal To Acquire Cogentrix
• Insurer Drops Nonpayment Suit Against Colo. Data Center
• EU Sets Default Emission Levels For Carbon Border Tax
• Forum Clause Keeps Holtec Consultant's Suit In Ohio
• 2nd Circ. Gives Fired ConEd Atty New Shot At Bias Claim
• Key Trends Shaping ESG And Sustainability Law In 2026
• More Discovery Needed In Bitcoin Miner Spat, Energy Biz Says
• Contractor Sues Pittsburgh Utility Over Work Stoppages
• Maduro Denies Guilt As Atty Preps 'Voluminous' Motions Fight
• Empire, Ørsted Sue To Overturn Offshore Wind Suspension
• Insurer Says Colo. Data Center Co. Owes Nearly $500K
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2026
• Cases To Watch In Native American Law In 2026
• California Cases To Watch In 2026
• Michigan Cases To Watch In 2026
• Transactional Trends To Watch In The Energy Industry In 2026
• Energy And Environmental Policies To Watch In 2026
• Energy And Environmental Cases To Watch In 2026
• 3 New Jersey Bills To Watch In 2026
• Transportation Regulation & Legislation To Watch In 2026
• 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026
• For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026
• 5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026
• What 2025 Enforcement Actions Show About FERC's Priorities
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year