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Texas Supreme Court Decides Arbitrability of Offshore Agreements

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In TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. v. MP Gulf of Mexico LLC. the Supreme Court of Texas resolved the chaos created by conflicting dispute resolution regimes in three contracts for ownership and operation of an offshore unit and...more

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Arbitration Over Offshore Leases Does Not Warrant Lawsuit Dismissal

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Just because parties agree that disputes over a contract will be subject to binding arbitration doesn’t mean there won’t be wrestling at the courthouse beforehand. In LLOG Exploration Offshore, LLC v. Samson Contour Energy...more

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Fifth Circuit Rejects Challenges to $147M International Arbitration Award

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The Fifth Circuit has rejected challenges under Article V of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards to a Swedish arbitration award....more

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Court Confirms Arbitration Award Under FAA’s Strong Presumption in Favor of Such Awards

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This case arises from a dispute over the parties’ obligations under several oil and gas leases. The parties engaged in an arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement. The arbitration panel entered awards in favor of...more

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Sixth Circuit Compels Arbitration in Putative Class Action between Shell Oil and Ohio Landowners

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Plaintiff entered into a lease agreement with Defendants (Shell Oil entities) governing extraction of oil and gas from his five-acre property located in Guernsey County, Ohio....more

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An Arbitration Ruling That’s About More Than Arbitration

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In 2016 Ridge contacted the McDaniels (Double Eagle’s predecessors) with an offer to “lease” their mineral interests in Winkler County. The McDaniels informed Ridge about a producing lease from 2004, and were assured that it...more

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The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review - 2018

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The Asia-Pacific region has seen a surge in the use of arbitration in recent years. Although it is difficult to draw general conclusions about a large and incredibly diverse geographical region that stretches from French...more

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Arguments for Class Arbitration with an Agreement That Doesn’t Mention It, Again Fail

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The predicted demise of litigation over the availability of class arbitration has not taken place. And the new cases occur in many areas of the law. The most recent decision actually involves oil and gas leases rather than...more

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When Can Employee Policies Be Amended?

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Thinking about changing an employee policy in Texas? Kubala v. Supreme Production Services, Inc. says you can do it (almost) whenever you want. Want to make employees arbitrate their disputes? You can do that too....more

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No Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements, Says NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided to follow its own oft-criticized 2012 decision in D.R. Horton, holding that arbitration agreements barring class action lawsuits about working conditions, which are signed...more

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