Energy

  • May 14, 2026

    High Court Must End Colo. Climate Suit, Oil Cos. Say

    Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil urged the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to reverse a Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing local communities to pursue state law tort claims for climate change damages, arguing their claims are "avowedly interstate and international in scope."

  • May 14, 2026

    Trustee Raises Red Flag Over TPI Composites Plan Releases

    The U.S. Trustee's Office objected to the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for wind blade maker TPI Composites, telling a Texas court the plan includes third-party releases barred by the U.S. Supreme Court in its Purdue ruling.

  • May 14, 2026

    Texas Jury Clears Exxon Of 10-Year Securities Class Action

    A Texas federal jury Thursday cleared Exxon Mobil Corp. of a decade-old securities class action claiming the energy giant misled investors, finding that Exxon did not breach securities laws with its representations of how much money some of its operations were making.

  • May 14, 2026

    Brown-Forman Rejects $15B Takeover Offer, More Rumors

    Alcoholic drink maker Brown-Forman rejected rival Sazerac's $15 billion takeover offer; fintech Digital Asset is seeking a $2 billion valuation with its latest funding round; and shoemaker Skechers has upped its offer to settle an investor lawsuit.

  • May 14, 2026

    Volkswagen Hit With Class Claims Over EV Battery Fire Risk

    Volkswagen has been hit with a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court alleging that tens of thousands of its ID.4 electric vehicles contain defective high-voltage batteries that can spontaneously catch fire because of misaligned electrodes.

  • May 14, 2026

    Guidelines For Tariff Offsets Treat Truck Parts Like Auto Parts

    Imported parts used in manufacturing various trucks are treated like automobile parts in guidelines that the U.S. International Trade Administration issued Thursday for U.S. manufacturers of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles looking to qualify for a program that allows a discount on duties paid for such parts.

  • May 14, 2026

    V&E, Latham Guide Oil Landowner EagleRock's $320M IPO

    EagleRock, a landowner collecting revenue from oil and gas activity in the Permian Basin, reached a market capitalization of $2.4 billion in an initial public offering advised by Vinson & Elkins LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

  • May 14, 2026

    Chinese Steel Exporter Hit With 150% Duty Following Review

    The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday more than doubled the preliminarily determined antidumping duty for a Chinese exporter of steel cylinders to over 150% after it failed to fully comply with a review.

  • May 13, 2026

    Ore. Justices Urged To Reverse PacifiCorp Appeal Win

    Property owners urged the Oregon Supreme Court Wednesday to overturn a decision wiping out their wildfire damages verdict against PacifiCorp, saying the ruling leaves the state "without a workable framework" for class trials and citing "unfortunate appearance-of-justice concerns" regarding the judge who wrote the opinion.

  • May 13, 2026

    Texas Biz Court Weighs If It Can Hear La. Antitrust Claims

    A Texas Business Court judge fielded dueling arguments Wednesday on whether the court should be able to hear claims brought under Louisiana antitrust and unfair trade practices laws, a move Exxon Mobil Corp. and its subsidiaries said is a no-go.

  • May 13, 2026

    'Powerful' Risk For Women Using Talc, UC Prof Tells Jury

    An epidemiology professor at the University of California, San Francisco testified Wednesday in a Los Angeles bellwether trial over claims Johnson & Johnson's talc products caused deadly ovarian cancer in three women, saying there are multiple studies concluding the product increases the risk of the disease, including one finding a "very powerful" risk.

  • May 13, 2026

    Empire Wind Seeks Permanent End To Stop-Work Order

    The developers of a $4 billion offshore wind energy project that should power half a million New York homes once it's finished believe it's time for a D.C. federal judge to once and for all tell the Trump administration that it cannot interfere with its construction.

  • May 13, 2026

    Spain Can't Delay $47M Award Collection, D.C. Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge nixed Spain's bid to pause litigation aimed at enforcing a renewable energy investor's arbitral award now worth more than $47 million, ruling that the "long and difficult trail" faced by award creditor Blasket Renewable Investments LLC made a stay inappropriate.

  • May 13, 2026

    4th Circ. Judge Flags Energy Shortage Harms In Pipeline Fight

    A Fourth Circuit judge on Wednesday appeared less than pleased with counsel for a collection of environmental groups during a hearing to consider halting construction on an interstate pipeline, calling attention to the "one sentence" devoted to the public harm of ongoing energy shortages.

  • May 13, 2026

    Tesla Shareholders Appeal Suit Dismissal Tied To Texas Move

    Tesla shareholders, whose breach of fiduciary duty suit against Elon Musk and the automaker's directors was dismissed last month following the company's move to Texas, appealed the dismissal to the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday.

  • May 13, 2026

    Vineyard Wind Contractor Asks Judge To Pull Work Order

    A GE Vernova subsidiary urged a judge in Boston to lift his order forcing it to continue as principal contractor for a major offshore wind project Wednesday, saying recent events undermine the narrative that the $4 billion venture's success hangs on the contractor staying.

  • May 13, 2026

    Calif. Gas Station Leak Suit Came Too Late, Judge Says

    A California federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Tesoro Companies of failing to handle carcinogenic exposure from a gas station, saying the claims were brought too late.

  • May 13, 2026

    Aluminum Tariff-Dodging Cos. Ink $550M FCA Deal With Feds

    A group of California businesses agreed to pay nearly $550 million to resolve civil allegations that they lied to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to avoid paying duties on extruded aluminum imported into the U.S. from China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.

  • May 13, 2026

    EV Station Builder Accused Of Masking Wages As Per Diem

    A Georgia construction contractor specializing in EV charging stations used a misleading per diem system to avoid paying its laborers overtime, a former employee alleged in a proposed collective action.

  • May 13, 2026

    Latham Guides Geothermal Startup Fervo's Upsized $1.9B IPO

    Geothermal energy developer Fervo Energy hit the public markets on Wednesday after raising $1.9 billion in its upsized initial public offering.

  • May 13, 2026

    Canada Allocating Over $3.4M To Firms Hit By US Tariffs

    The Canadian government has announced a total of over CA$4.7 million ($3.4 million) in grants to support small or medium-size aluminum businesses this week to help the companies cope with U.S. tariffs, including nearly CA$2.1 million in funding Wednesday.

  • May 13, 2026

    Indian Chromium Trioxide Facing Countervailing Duty

    Imports of a compound used primarily in wood preservation, metal finishing and plating from India could be hit with a countervailing duty after the U.S. Department of Commerce determined Wednesday that producers and exporters are receiving government subsidies.

  • May 12, 2026

    DC Circ. Asked To Review EPA Incinerator Standards

    Environmental groups and a waste management association asked the D.C. Circuit to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's March update to 20-year-old emissions standards for municipal waste incinerators.

  • May 12, 2026

    Race, ADHD Claims Led To Firing, Ex-Oil Co. Staffer Tells Jury

    A former employee for oil and gas company Apache Corp. told a Houston jury in Texas federal court Tuesday that she was fired after her requests for disability accommodations and race-related complaints were not resolved, while the energy company says her performance issues were to blame.

  • May 12, 2026

    Conn. Justices Order New Look At $17M Rate Dispute

    The Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by Eversource Energy against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority over $17 million in infrastructure improvements, saying the parties must resolve ambiguities in the settlement agreement before proceeding.

Expert Analysis

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    Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My grandfather used to say "I wear your jersey" as shorthand for wholly committing to support someone with loyalty and integrity — ideals that have shaped my life on the basketball court and in legal practice, says Tracy Schimelfenig at Schimelfenig Legal.

  • New Cuba Sanctions Raise Risks For Foreign Banks, Cos.

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    President Donald Trump's bold move leveling secondary sanctions against Cuba expands enforcement risk for foreign banks and companies with no U.S. nexus, signaling that non-U.S. businesses should reassess related transactions, counterparties and exposure as regulators test this broader authority, say attorneys at Troutman.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind

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    Thanks to recent legislation, the Georgia State-wide Business Court will soon offer business litigants greater access to the court than ever before, further enhancing the court's emphasis on efficiency, predictability and accessibility for sophisticated commercial disputes, says former GSBC judge Walt Davis at Jones Day.

  • Data Center Insurance Boom May Obscure Claims' Difficulty

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    The rush of carrier capital into the data center space should not obscure a distinct and evolving set of policyholder risks that existing insurance products were not designed to address, along with the further complexity of layered claims for the extremely valuable properties, says Carlton Wilde at Bracewell.

  • Md. Justices' State Climate Tort Ban May Shape National Path

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    The Maryland Supreme Court’s recent ruling that federal law preempted state-level deceptive marketing tort claims brought by several municipalities could offer the U.S. Supreme Court a road map to use in the pending Suncor Energy v. Boulder County case to exclude states from the business of regulating global emissions, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language

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    Over the last year, at least five federal district courts have issued or analyzed specific protective order provisions restricting the use of generative artificial intelligence platforms with protected materials, establishing that proactive AI-specific provisions are now standard practice and demonstrating that no single model works for every case, says Joel Bush at Kilpatrick.

  • Assessing Material Adverse Event Clauses Amid Iran Conflict

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    As deals signed before the current Middle East conflict come under pressure, determinations over material adverse effect clauses are arising in real time, and whether an MAE has been wrongfully invoked may be as consequential as whether it was validly established in the first place, say Amran Nawaz and Ralph Stobwasser at Secretariat.

  • Navigating Insurance And Contract Risks Amid Hormuz Crisis

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    The Strait of Hormuz has become a legal choke point where contractual obligations, insurance coverage and international law intersect, underscoring for maritime lawyers the importance of proactive contract drafting, rigorous policy review and close engagement with clients, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Heppner Ruling Left AI Privilege Risk For Lawyers Unresolved

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    While a New York federal judge’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner resolved a privilege question surrounding client-side artificial intelligence use, it did not address how to mitigate the risks that can arise when confidential information enters the operative context of an AI system used by an attorney, says Jianfei Chen at Quarles & Brady​​​​​​​.

  • The Growing Importance Of Nature-Related Disclosures

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    The International Sustainability Standards Board's recent vote to develop nonmandatory nature‑related disclosure guidance reduces immediate compliance pressure, but it does not eliminate the practical relevance of such risks for companies that already prepare sustainability reports or operate across jurisdictions with differing expectations, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Rightsizing Regulation To Usher In Next-Generation Nuclear

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    Next-generation nuclear seems to be having its moment as a recent flurry of Nuclear Regulatory Commission rulemaking aims to fast-track the licensing and deployment of such technologies, says Hilary Jacobs at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Expect US Enforcers' Cartel Crackdown To Continue

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    Since agencies’ coordinated enforcement efforts targeting cartel-related activity have not slowed, U.S. companies in Latin America should assess new business lines for designated-cartel ties, scrutinize highest-risk third parties, and enhance training and internal investigation practices, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

  • The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents

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    With autonomous artificial intelligence agents now able to take action without explicit instructions from — or the awareness of — their human owners, the bar must confront whether existing frameworks like informed consent and client privilege will be sufficient on the day an AI agent calls seeking counsel, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.

  • Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    Notable insurance class action decisions from the first quarter of the year included reminders about the statute of limitations as a key defense for claims relating to allegedly deficient forms, the importance of focus on the specific contract at issue and further guidance on the contours of Rule 23, says Kevin Zimmerman at BakerHostetler.

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    Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the ability to keep the bigger picture in mind while working through the details, says Tazia Statucki at Proskauer.

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