$180M oil case lost when Apollo refused to fix expert's flawed damages model. Without expert testimony meant no damages recovery in technical fields. In Apollo Exploration, LLC v. Apache Corporation, No. 11-19-00183-CV, 2025...more
7/28/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Breach of Contract ,
Contract Disputes ,
Damages ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Discovery ,
Expert Testimony ,
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Litigation Strategies ,
Oil & Gas ,
Property Owners ,
Summary Judgment
The Tyler Court of Appeals reversed a $2.5 million judgment against pipeline successors (Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, LLC v. ExxonMobil Pipeline Co., No. 12-23-00276-CV, 2025 WL 356222 [Tex. App.—Tyler Jan. 31,...more
7/25/2025
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Litigation ,
Chain of Title ,
Consent ,
Consent to Assignment ,
Contract Disputes ,
Crude Oil ,
Damages ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Infrastructure ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Reversal ,
Texas ,
Void ab initio
In this case (Scout Energy Mgmt., LLC v. Taylor Properties, No. 23-1014, 2024 WL 5249490 [Tex. Dec. 31, 2024]), the Texas Supreme Court held that vague notations on shut-in royalty check receipts cannot modify an unambiguous...more
5/29/2025
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Leases ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Mineral Leases ,
Oil & Gas ,
Royalties ,
Texas ,
TX Supreme Court
Winter Storm Uri sent shockwaves through Texas, freezing gas supplies at a time of critical need and plunging the state into widespread power outages. In the aftermath, the courts have been flooded with force majeure claims,...more
3/24/2025
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Breach of Contract ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Electricity ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Infrastructure ,
Liability ,
Litigation Strategies ,
NAESB ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Risk Management ,
Severe Weather ,
Summary Judgment ,
Texas