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K&L Gates LLP

Not Your Average Lessor: The False Claims Act and Treble Damages in Royalty Disputes With the Federal Government

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INTRODUCTION - On May 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office (“USAO”) for the Northern District of Texas announced a $4.375 million civil settlement with a natural gas marketer and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Under What Circumstances Can a Private Qui Tam Plaintiff Overrule Government Agency Experts' Use of Administrative Discretion to...

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• How have appellate courts applied the Supreme Court’s ruling in Escobar? • If the government is aware of the relator’s allegation, but does not undertake any administrative action to address the defendant’s alleged...more

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Using An Old Hammer in a New Context: ONRR and DOJ Adopt Aggressive False Claims Act Strategy for Royalty Underpayments

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The government is dramatically shifting its strategy for pursuing alleged underpayments of royalties owed on production from federal and Indian mineral leases. For decades, the Department of the Interior (“DOI”)’s Office of...more

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District Court Dismisses $265 Billion OCSLA Suit Against BP

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A U.S. District Court Judge in Houston dismissed a lawsuit by a former contractor on behalf of the United States against BP alleging claims under the False Claims Act that had been pending since 2009. In U.S. ex rel. Abbott...more

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