A Texas appeals court issued a ruling in a lawsuit over costs associated with the blowout of a gas well. The Eleventh Court of Appeals issued its opinion Aug. 31, 2015 in the case of St. Paul Fire & Marine…
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Texas jury awards over 60 million dollars in oil and gas lease breach of fiduciary duty case
A Texas jury awarded over $60 million to investors in an oil and gas breach of fiduciary duty case. The plaintiff investors claimed that their business partners gave themselves credit for financial contributions that were not actually made and excluded…
Texas employment lawsuit claims company made employees work off the clock
An employee at a Texas call center has filed a lawsuit claiming that she and other employees were not paid for work that they were required to do off the clock. Elissa Shetzer filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
Texas Supreme Court hears gas royalties case
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit by property owners against Chesapeake Energy, claiming that the energy giant improperly withheld millions of dollars in natural gas royalty payments. Chesapeake is appealing a 2014 ruling by a San Antonio…
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Texas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Oil & Gas Royalty Owners on Post-Production Costs
On June 12, the Texas Supreme Court upheld rulings by two lower courts that post-production costs had been improperly withheld by Chesapeake Energy Corp. from royalty payments for production of natural gas in the Barnett Shale. The state high court’s…
Texas Supreme Court rules in tortious intereference case that “reasonable certainty” requirement for lost profits applies to claims for “lost market value”
In a recent business litigation case, the Texas Supreme Court affirmed that lost profits may only be recovered when the amount can be proven with reasonable certainty, even when the damages sought are for the “market value” of an investment,…
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Nineteen-year employee of Texas firm files lawsuit over alleged FMLA violation
A Texas worker filed a lawsuit against his employer alleging violations of employment law dating to 2014. Bradford Thompson brought a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, against Total Petrochemicals and Refining…
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In federal case, insurance company sues Texas hospital for tortious interference
In late February, Aetna Life Insurance Company filed a lawsuit against North Cypress Medical Center, claiming tortious interference. Aetna claims that North Cypress designed an out-of-network strategy that charged unnecessarily high fees to Aetna, and that it improperly offered ownership…
Texas woman sues Central United Life, claiming age and race discrimination
A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, claiming that she was denied promotions based on her race and age, then fired after she filed grievances. Linda J. Donnie is suing Central United Life, claiming employment discrimination.…
More Texas Workers Are Filing Wage-and-Hour Lawsuits
Lawsuits filed by Texas workers claiming wage-and-hour violations have increased by 42 percent over the past three years and have tripled in the past ten years. According to research by Androvett Legal Media, Texas workers filed at least 922 federal…
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