12/3/2025 4:13:55 PM SCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change Litigation By Kelly Becker Jamie Rhymes James Lapeze The United States Supreme Court is currently presented with what many believe is the best opportunity for the Court to provide...
12/2/2025 8:02:44 PM Greenwashing Hits Home: New Washington Lawsuit Alleges Climate Deception by Fossil Fuel Companies is Linked to Rising Home Insurance Premiums By Andrew Hughes Kelly Becker Jamie Rhymes James Lapeze +1 more... Show less A newly filed class action in the Western District of Washington advances a novel theory of greenwashing liability by suggesting...
12/1/2025 8:44:11 PM DOI Issues Draft Proposed 2026-2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Sales Scheduled for Alaska, Gulf of America, and Pacific Regions By Jana Grauberger Bradford Laperouse Kathleen Doody On November 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) published its Notice of Availability of the 1st Analysis and Proposal of...
11/12/2025 8:53:40 PM Podcast: All’s Well that Ends in a Well: Drilling Contracts By Liskow In this episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss significant legal cases affecting the energy...
11/10/2025 8:28:08 PM When “Net Zero” Meets the Courtroom: Energy Companies and the Rise of Greenwashing Litigation By Andrew Hughes Kelly Becker James Lapeze Jamie Rhymes +1 more... Show less A Landmark Ruling in Paris In late October 2025, a Paris civil court handed down a decision that could reshape how global energy...
11/3/2025 9:06:09 PM ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws By Kelly Becker Jamie Rhymes James Lapeze In late October 2025, Exxon Mobil Corporation filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...
8/22/2025 3:56:01 PM Fifth Circuit Affirms Surety Cannot Recover from Former Offshore Lessees for Forfeited Bonds Used to Pay for Decommissioning By Chace Vienne The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Lexon Insurance Co., Inc. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., No. 24-20347 (5th Cir. Aug. 19, 2025) (slip...
7/2/2025 3:06:46 PM Podcast: The Mineral Lease: A Crucial Industry Tool of Land Departments and Landmen By Liskow In this episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden engage listeners with updates on mineral...
6/4/2025 3:18:47 PM Podcast: Royalty: The Price of Production By Liskow In this episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss recent cases in energy law, focusing...
5/14/2025 5:59:08 PM Podcast: There’s a Reason They Call it “Master”: Why MSAs are Crucial to the Entire Business By Liskow In this episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden discuss significant legal updates in the energy...
9/19/2024 8:33:48 PM EJ Analysis Remains Part of Louisiana’s Public Trust Duty By Emily von Qualen Clare Bienvenu Greg Johnson Cherrell Taplin +1 more... Show less The Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to review the First Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling in Rise St. James v. LDEQ, essentially...
7/11/2024 4:47:09 PM SCOTUS Stretches Statute of Limitations for Challenging Agency Actions Under APA By Emily von Qualen Colin North Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu +1 more... Show less On July 1, 2024, the United States Supreme Court extended the deadline for challenging agency actions under the Administrative Procedure...