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June 18, 2025
3 Firms Build Array's $179M Buy Of Fellow Solar Tech Biz
Solar tracking products provider Array Technologies on Wednesday announced plans to acquire engineered foundations company APA Solar LLC in a deal that boasts an enterprise value of roughly $179 million and was guided by three law firms.
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June 18, 2025
Judge Says A Ruling Unfreezing Wind Projects May Be Pyrrhic
A Massachusetts federal judge said on Wednesday he will allow key claims to move forward in a suit challenging the Trump administration's halt of wind farm project reviews, yet he suggested even if the plaintiffs ultimately prevail, the administration could still simply deny requests for permits and leases.
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June 18, 2025
Nippon, US Steel Officially Close Deal, Backed By 5 Law Firms
Nippon Steel has officially closed its purchase of U.S. Steel, the companies announced Wednesday, forming a global steelmaking partnership backed by $11 billion in planned U.S. investments and a national security agreement with the federal government.
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June 18, 2025
Supreme Court Says Biofuel Waiver Fights Belong In DC Circ.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the D.C. Circuit is the proper venue for challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's denial of biofuel waivers to small refiners, while state-level disputes over national ozone air quality standards must be heard in regional circuit courts.
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June 18, 2025
High Court Says Texas Can't Challenge Nuclear Waste Site
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said Texas and a mineral owner could not challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in the state, while sidestepping the issue of whether the agency is authorized to license such facilities.
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June 17, 2025
Sunoco Pipeline Leak Class Claims Return To Philly Court
A Pennsylvania federal judge has sent environmental class claims over a Sunoco pipeline leak back to state court in Philadelphia, ruling that a carveout to federal class action law where the majority of plaintiffs reside in the same place makes it a state court matter.
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June 17, 2025
States Say Trump Admin Can't Freeze EV Charging Funds
An attorney for the Washington Attorney General's Office on Tuesday urged a federal judge in Seattle to issue a preliminary injunction requiring the Trump administration to release funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects in 16 states, saying the administration cannot "go back in time" and eliminate congressionally approved funding.
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June 17, 2025
Tatneft Wants $172M Award Suit Put Back On Track
One of Russia's largest oil companies pressed a D.C. federal court to restart its long-delayed lawsuit aimed at enforcing an almost 11-year-old $173 million arbitral award against Ukraine, saying discovery must proceed despite the ongoing war.
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June 17, 2025
La. Law Will Make Tesla Sales Less Onerous, Justices Told
Louisiana regulators are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will hold off on considering their request to take up a Tesla-brought case targeting the state's ban on direct sales by automakers, saying a new law is about to change things and the justices should wait until it takes effect.
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June 17, 2025
Decarb Investors Reach $8.8M Deal In Hyzon Motors SPAC Suit
An investor who challenged a $2.1 billion take-public merger for Hyzon Motors Inc. in 2021 that he says deprived them of the opportunity to make an informed choice between sticking with the deal or cashing out told a Delaware vice chancellor Monday they've settled the case for $8.8 million.
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June 17, 2025
Barrick Pursues Arbitration Amid Mali Gov't Seizing Gold Mine
A commercial court in the African country of Mali has placed a gold mining project operated by Barrick Mining Corp. under government administration, a move the Canadian company has claimed has rendered ongoing arbitration between the parties more critical than ever.
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June 17, 2025
Norton Rose Helps Steer $3.8B Keyera-Plains Natural Gas Deal
Canadian oil and gas giant Keyera, advised by Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and McCarthy Tetrault LLP, will acquire substantially all of Plains All American Pipeline LP's Canadian natural gas liquids business for roughly $3.77 billion (around CA$5.16 billion), the companies announced Tuesday.
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June 17, 2025
Venezuela Oil Co. PDVSA Must Face $258M Default Ruling
Spanish company Elecnor SA has achieved a green light from a New York state judge to pursue enforcement of a nearly $258 million default judgment against Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company over unpaid debt.
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June 17, 2025
Energy Co. Brass Faces Investor Suit Over LNG Project Delays
Executives and directors of New Fortress Energy Inc. have been hit with a shareholder's derivative suit accusing them of misleading investors about the company's timeline for completing a liquefied natural gas facility off the coast of Mexico.
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June 17, 2025
Del. Justices Undo $200M Award In TransCanada Case
Pointing in part to an earlier appellate ruling, Delaware's highest court on Tuesday reversed a Court of Chancery decision that ordered the former TransCanada Corp. to pay $199 million to former Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. shareholders allegedly shorted in a 2016 merger.
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June 17, 2025
Energy Co. Says Lease Differences Undermine Class Cert. Bid
A proposed class of XTO Energy Inc. lease holders have claimed they were uniformly overcharged for gathering and processing gas from their properties, but experts for the energy company testified Tuesday that their leases were too different to be certified as a class, and there was no better bargain available for the services.
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June 17, 2025
Investors Say Exxon Trial Should Remain On Schedule
A class of investors has told a Texas federal judge that Exxon Mobil has no basis to ask the court to stall a November trial for a suit accusing the oil giant of misleading investors, saying Exxon didn't point out any factors that would merit a delay.
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June 17, 2025
Ohio High Court Allows Challenge To Duke Gas Rate Increase
Ohio's utility consumer advocate filed a timely appeal to challenge a regulator's approval of a Duke Energy Ohio Inc. rate increase for natural gas customers, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, denying Duke's bid to have the case dismissed.
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June 17, 2025
Commodities Scheme Operator Gets 65 Years, Owes $75M
The operator of a commodities scheme who evaded taxes and stole precious metals from his clients was sentenced to 65 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $75 million in restitution Tuesday by a Delaware federal court that also denied his request for a new trial.
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June 17, 2025
Safety Co. Demands Sanctions Over No-Show Witnesses
Safety inspection company UL LLC has sought $13,500 in sanctions and a court order to compel two Chinese solar companies to produce key witnesses in a dispute over counterfeit UL marks, accusing them of last-minute cancellations and monthslong delays.
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June 17, 2025
Delta Nearing Settlement In Jet Fuel Dumping Class Action
Delta has reached a deal with a group of Los Angeles homeowners to end a lawsuit against the airline after it dumped jet fuel onto their properties, according to a joint notice.
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June 17, 2025
BLM Says Enviro Groups' Lease Suit Lacks Real Controversy
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is urging a Colorado federal judge to throw out a suit environmental groups filed over nearly two dozen suspended oil and gas leases, arguing that the groups are trying to create a controversy where none exists.
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June 17, 2025
Fuel Co. Says Fired CEO's 'Incompetence' Dooms Bias Suit
A Michigan-based petroleum distributor urged a federal judge to toss its ex-CEO's suit claiming she was fired from the family-run business out of gender and disability bias, arguing that her claims fall flat against evidence that she was sacked for years of lackluster profits under her leadership.
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June 17, 2025
Willkie-Led Post Oak Clinches $764M Energy-Focused Fund
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP-advised Post Oak Energy Capital LP on Tuesday revealed that it closed its fifth energy fund and a related co-investment vehicle with $764 million in tow.
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June 16, 2025
Colo. Quarry Co. Botched Blasting Job, NC Supplier Says
A blasting services and distribution company used unqualified personnel, made design errors and failed to supervise an explosives operation at a Colorado quarry, a construction company alleged in North Carolina federal court.
Expert Analysis
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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How Trump Energy Order May Challenge State Climate Efforts
Even if the Trump administration's recent executive order targeting state and local environmental, climate and clean energy laws, regulations and programs doesn't result in successful legal challenges to state authority, the order could discourage state legislatures from taking further climate action, say attorneys at Foley Hoag.
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EPA's Proposed GHG Reform Could Hinder Climate Regulation
The Trump administration will reconsider the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's landmark 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding, which could leave the U.S. federal government with no statutory authority whatsoever to regulate climate change or greenhouse gas emissions, says David Smith at Manatt.
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Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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4 Takeaways From La. Coastal Wetland Damage Verdict
A recent $745 million verdict in a case filed by a Louisiana parish against Chevron for violating a Louisiana environmental law illustrates that climate-related liabilities pose increasing risk and litigation risk may not follow a red state versus blue state divide, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.
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Reviving A Dormant Criminal Statute In Antitrust Prosecution
The U.S. Department of Justice is poised to revive a dormant misdemeanor statute to resolve bid-rigging charges against a foreign national, providing important context to a recent effort to entice foreign defendants to take responsibility for pending charges or face the risk of extradition, say attorneys at Axinn.
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Traversing The Shifting Sands Of ESG Reporting Compliance
Multinational corporations have increasingly found themselves between a rock and a hard place attempting to comply with EU and California ESG requirements while not running afoul of expanding U.S. anti-ESG regimes, but focusing on what is material to shareholder value and establishing strong governance can help, say attorneys at MoFo.
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An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Assessing Market Manipulation Claims In Energy Markets
Today's energy markets are conducive to sudden price changes, breakdowns in pricing linkages and substantial shifts in trading patterns, so it's necessary to take a holistic view when evaluating allegations of market manipulation, say Maximilian Bredendiek, Greg Leonard and Manuel Vasconcelos at Cornerstone Research.
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Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.
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The Repercussions Of FEMA's Wildfire Cleanup Policy Cuts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced a decision to cease conducting additional soil tests to confirm that the land is safe and free of toxins after wildfires, meaning people could be moving back into houses unfit for human habitation, potentially leading to years of lawsuits, says Vineet Dubey at Custodio & Dubey.
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What's At Stake As 9th Circ. Eyes Cultural Resource Damages
In Pakootas v. Teck Cominco, the Ninth Circuit is faced with the long-unresolved question of whether cultural resource damages are recoverable as part of natural resource damages under the Superfund law — and the answer will have enormous implications for companies, natural resource trustees and Native American tribes, says Sarah Bell at Farella Braun.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Instructions, Price Evaluation, Standing
In this month's bid protest roundup, Caitlin Crujido at MoFo looks at three recent decisions that consider a contractor's attempt to circumvent unambiguous solicitation instructions, the fairness of an agency's price evaluation and whether a protestor that would be unable to perform even if sucessful has standing.