Respondent MP Gulf of Mexico, as two-thirds owner of some oil and gas leases called Chinook Unit made two contracts with petitioner Total Energies E&P USA, Inc. as one-third owner of the same unit.

Termination Was Retaliatory; Reason Given for Termination Was Pretextual

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Insurer May Assert Defense of Life Policy's Reformation Based on Unilateral Mistake

An energy company, that lost on appeal an argument that it was not required to arbitrate an agreement, failed to prove to that it was entitled to relief.