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Tonkon Torp LLP

Landowner Immunity on Oregon Trails Now Permanent

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On May 28, 2025, Governor Kotek signed SB 179 into law, to be effective January 1, 2026. SB 179 makes permanent the temporary changes made to the Oregon recreational immunity law by SB 1576 in 2024, set to sunset on January...more

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Qualex-Landmark: Redwater Scope and Environmental Priority in Alberta

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This week’s highly anticipated decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Qualex-Landmark Towers Inc v 12-10 Capital Corp, 2024 ABCA 115 [Qualex] limits the application of Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019...more

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Stormwater Diversion/Alleged Land Alteration: Adjacent Landowner Files Pulaski County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Action Against...

Two individuals filed individually and as Trustees of a Joint Revocable Trust (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) a Verified Complaint in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, on February 23rd against Billy Stain...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Landowners Should Be Careful Before Making Representations About Prior Oil and Gas Development on their Property

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Before signing oil and gas leases, landowners should pay close attention to lease provisions asking for warranties and representations about prior oil and gas development on the land. These provisions are often buried in a...more

Roetzel & Andress

Court of Appeals Rules That Oil and Gas Company Has Ongoing Obligation to Restore Property Despite General Release of Damages in...

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On April 11, 2022, the Fourth District Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in Zimmerview Dairy Farms, LLC v. Protégé Energy III LLC establishing that a general release of damages signed in connection with a pad...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Contaminated Sites Liability & Litigation Risk - April 22nd, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm EDT

The Canadian Institute’s advanced conference on Contaminated Sites Liability & Litigation Risk takes a deep dive into the most critical challenges affecting land developers, real estate and legal professionals, and...more

Maynard Nexsen

SC Court of Appeals Rules Not Every Government Action is a Taking - Landowners may still recover damages

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The South Carolina Court of Appeals recently considered the appeal of Claude Graham and Vickie Graham against the Town of Latta, South Carolina, in the case of Graham v. Town of Latta, 789 S.E.2d 71 (S.C.Ct.App. 2016). The...more

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B.C. Surface Rights Board Reduces Rent Payable After Landowners Fail to Prove Loss

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In the recent decision of the B.C. Surface Rights Board in Encana Corporation v Perry Burl Piper and Leslie Lancelot Dowd, the Board awarded compensation to landowners less than the amount previously offered by the operator. ...more

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