Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/22/2012

Administrative Law Judge Susan Biro joined Administrative Law Judge Thomas McCarthy in dismissing a penalty petition because the Secretary of Labor failed to file the petition within 45 days of a timely contest of a proposed...more

by White & Case LLP on 5/21/2012

Compliance Registry Orders FERC issued two orders addressing appeals of registration determinations made by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”). The first order denied the appeal of the City of...more

by King & Spalding on 5/8/2012

The development of natural gas wells using hydraulic fracturing technology—fracking — has grown exponentially and increased natural gas reserves to record levels. Hydraulic fracturing requires the discharge of significant...more

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 5/3/2012

On April 11, 2012, Judge John Dietz issued a ruling from the bench in Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Combs, Case D-1-GNU-09-004282 (Travis County 250th Dist. Ct.) to extend the Texas sales tax exemption for manufacturing...more

by Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/1/2012

On April 17, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) finalized its long-anticipated updated New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants...more

by Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/30/2012

As reported in the March edition of The Shale Play Today, seven Pennsylvania municipalities filed suit in the Commonwealth Court on March 29, 2012, challenging the provision of Act 13 providing that state law preempts the...more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/25/2012

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denying Mobil Pipe Line Company’s application for permission to charge...more

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/18/2012

The Delaware Supreme Court recently reversed a Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment in a case involving the sale of a renewable energy business. BLGH Holdings LLC (BLGH), entered into an agreement to sell its...more