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June 17, 2016 |

Oil Exploration Company's Demand for Tax Refund Fails in Texas Supreme Court

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday turned down an oil company's bid for a large tax exemption and held that Southwest Royalties Inc.'s purchases of casing, tubing, other well equipment and associated services were not exempt from sales taxes available to certain manufacturers.
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June 07, 2016 |

Skepticism Voiced About Texas AG's Bid to Silence Ex-Agency Lawyer

In a cease and desist letter, first assistant to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office overreached, according to ethics experts and other lawyers familiar with the specifics.
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May 24, 2016 |

Chesapeake, Total E&P Reach $52.5M Settlement With Royalty Owners

Chesapeake Energy and Total E&P USA recently reached a global settlement under which they will pay out a combined total of $52.5 million to more than 13,000 clients of two Texas-based law firms who claimed they were shortchanged related to their natural gas royalties.
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May 10, 2016 |

Texas Supreme Court Reaffirms that Apache Doesn't Have to Pay on Expired O&G Leases

The Texas Supreme Court recently turned down a request to rehear a motion filed by McDaniel Partners pertaining to its royalty battle with Apache Deepwater and reaffirmed that Apache was not obligated under the lapsed oil and gas leases to continue paying royalties.
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April 29, 2016 |

Jury Finds for Exxon in Indemnity Suit Against Fort Worth Energy Company

A jury in a Harris County case recently found in favor of Exxon Mobil in a long-running dispute it has had with Fort Worth-based Trade Exploration Corp., and its principals, related to two earlier Louisiana lawsuits in which landowners sought damages from Exxon Mobil to remediate alleged environmental contamination.
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March 24, 2016 |

Nearly $14K in Sanctions Ordered Against Race-Discrimination Plaintiff, Lawyer

U.S. Magistrate Jeffrey Cureton of the Northern District of Texas in Fort Worth ordered on March 23 that a race-discrimination plaintiff and her attorney are jointly and severally liable for $13,847 in attorney fees and $1,146 in expenses as sanctions.
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March 14, 2016 |

Southwest Royalties Asks Texas Supreme Court to Toss Out Drilling Equipment Tax

Midland-based Southwest Royalties Inc. is currently battling the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the Texas Attorney General over the issue of whether oil and gas drilling equipment is included under a statute that includes sales and use tax exemptions for "manufacturing, processing and fabrication."
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February 25, 2016 |

Texas Lawyers and Firms are More Conservative, Study Finds

As the primary election approaches, it's interesting to note that American lawyers tend to be more liberal than the public, but Texas lawyers skew conservative. Some of the most conservative big firms are in Texas.
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February 24, 2016 |

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Seeks $16K in Attorney Fees After Court Grants Sanctions Against Race-Discrimination Plaintiff

Burlington Northern Santa Fe is seeking $16,487 in attorney fees after a federal judge granted the railroad company's motion for sanctions and spoliation of evidence against a plaintiff claiming racial discrimination and her attorney.
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February 05, 2016 |

14-Year Veteran Judge, D. Michael Lynn Joins Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller; Plus Other 'On The Move' News

D. Michael Lynn, a 14-year veteran judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division prior to his recent retirement, has joined Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller as senior counsel.
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