In this episode, Tom discusses recent guidance out of the Texas Supreme Court on interpreting oil-and-gas contracts; cross-jurisdictional differences surrounding the rule of capture and subsurface…
Learn about troubling developments at the intersection of class actions and consumer protection laws in royalty underpayment cases; get the details on the Texas Supreme Court’s…
In the first episode of the New Year, Tom discusses several appellate decisions from Texas that touch on class actions and farmout agreements.
This week, Tom gets you up to speed on offset wells and liquidated damages as unenforceable penalties; the arrival of anti-SLAPP in the oil patch; and the…
In the latest episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by the managing partner of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC's Houston office, Marcy Rothman, who discusses pitfalls and…
In this week's episode, learn when an "offset well" is not an offset well, according to the Texas Supreme Court. Also, get up to speed on…
Blake Scott, President of Scott Energy Technologies, joins Tom in the latest episode of KRCL's energy law podcast. Blake explores cost-effective, risk-reducing, and often innovative strategies for solid drilling…
This week, Tom is joined by Chip Morris for the final installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a range of legal…
The second quarter of the year has seen abundant activity at the intersection of the energy industry and the law. These are some of the highlights:…
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast, the Managing Partner of KRCL’s Houston office, Marcy Rothman, addresses recent developments on a topic that pipelines and other energy companies confront…
In Texas, the long-standing “rule of capture” controls claims for subsurface trespass predicated on hydraulic fracturing activities. The rule of capture is, of course, shorthand for…
This week, Tom is joined by the co-chair of KRCL’s Transportation Practice Group, Daniel Guerra, for the fourth installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell…
Although the New Year is still young, there are already many legal developments to report in the oil and gas sector. Some are of greater significance…
In our latest episode, Tom is joined by the head of KRCL’s Distressed Strategies Practice Group, Mike Ridulfo, for the third installment of a six-part series featuring guest…
This week, Tom is joined by his Houston-based partner, AJ Johnson, for the second installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a…
At the end of the year, I like to take stock—in summary form—of the leading decisions impacting the energy industry. Historically, this has been for my…
In this special episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by his Dallas-based partner, Bruce Flowers, for the first installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers…
In this week’s episode, Tom discusses the fiduciary obligations of the executive to non-executive mineral interest owners, as well as an important new appellate decision about…
A jury verdict out of Oklahoma may be a harbinger of what’s on the horizon for the many battles being waged in courthouses across the country…
In this week’s episode, find out about new guidance for calculating royalties on federal oil and gas leases, the BLM’s termination of restrictive Obama-era fracking rules,…
We're back from a brief hiatus for the Independence Day holiday with a quick look at the legal developments in oil-and-gas law that July has brought us…
In this week’s episode, you’ll learn about multiple decisions that came out of the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, which can directly impact your operations in the oil patch,…
Your non-solicitation agreement with your employees in the oil patch may have just been gutted by a new decision from a Texas court of appeals. Join…
The Eighth Circuit makes it easier for plaintiffs to take fracing contamination claims to trial; the Texas Supreme Court rules on the validity of county-wide mineral…
The Texas Supreme Court issues new guidance for noise-and-pollution claims in the oil patch, as well as a landmark opinion on subsurface mineral trespass; Colorado energy regulators…
In this week’s episode, Tom gets you up to speed on fracing rules for federal and tribal lands and dials you into several new developments out of…
Tom discusses the intersection of the oil patch with class actions and the Fair Labor Standards Act; the federal government’s liability for the environmental cleanup of refinery…
Lots to discuss this week, from the nation’s first legislative fracking ban; to a lower bar for class certification in royalty underpayment actions; to multiple decisions out…
