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Supreme Court Declines to Narrow Reach of Federal Fraud Law

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court published its opinion in Kousisis v. United States, No. 23-909, 605 U.S. __ (2025), holding that one who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be...more

DOJ Announces Initiative to Use False Claims Act to Investigate DEI Practices

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General announced its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which aims to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and pursue claims against entities...more

Federal Court Upholds Pennsylvania Act 85, Says Cross-Unit Well Didn’t Breach Lease Agreement 

The Pennsylvania Act 85 of 2019 amended the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Lease Act to add a section permitting cross-unit drilling. On Jan. 24, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania upheld Act 85...more

2/22/2024  /  Energy Sector , Leases , Natural Gas , Oil & Gas

Texas Appellate Court: Water Created During Fracking Is Oil and Gas Waste, Not Water

In July 2023, the El Paso Court of Appeals held that produced water created in the fracking process is considered an oil and gas waste rather than water — meaning it belonged to the mineral lessee, not the surface owners. See...more

Federal Court Denies Attempt to Enjoin Appeal Before Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board

On June 5, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co. LLC’s (Transco) attempt to enjoin an administrative appeal proceeding before the Pennsylvania...more

Ownership of Pore Space and Its Relation to Surface Estate

Land rights and interests continue to be a prominent fixture in the legal landscape. Among other things, the ownership of highly sought-after pore space has been at the center of multiple property rights cases and legislation...more

Compliance Deadlines Approaching: Pipeline Safety Mega Rule

Regulators are looking at a ticking time clock for covered entities in the gas transmission industry to ensure their compliance with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s “Mega Rule” — a rulemaking...more

2/22/2024  /  Energy Sector , Oil & Gas , PHMSA , Pipelines

11 Key Elements of New EPA Rule Regulating Methane and VOC Emissions

On Dec. 2, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency issued its final rule titled “Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector...more

TSA Strengthens Cybersecurity Monitoring for “Critical” Pipelines and LNG Facilities

Regulatory interest in securing the nation’s energy infrastructure continued in 2023. On July 26, 2023, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced significant updates to its security directive aimed at...more

Eleventh Circuit Concludes that Foreign Country’s Equitable Tolling Standards Can Apply in Federal Class Action

In a recent case addressing the novel issue of whether foreign law trumped United States law for purposes of class action tolling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit concluded that Colombian law on equitable...more

Third Circuit Decision Provides Post-Transunion Guidance on Informational Injuries and Ascertainability

In Kelly v. RealPage, Inc., the Third Circuit held that a small subclass of consumers could proceed on their class action against RealPage based on the company’s failure to provide them with required third-party information...more

Department of Education to Hold Owners and Investors Liable for College and University Liabilities

On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its intention to hold corporate owners, investors and controlling parties of private institutions of higher education directly liable for the school’s...more

Ninth Circuit Case Reflects Split Judicial Landscape Regarding Intervenors’ Appellate Rights in Class Settlements

A recent Ninth Circuit decision—In re Cathode Ray Tube Antitrust Litig., 20-15697, 2021 WL 4306895 (9th Cir. Sept. 22, 2021)—that prevented a group of plaintiffs from challenging the approval of a settlement award in a...more

U.S. Supreme Court: College Board’s “Censure” Does Not Violate First Amendment

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded on March 24, 2022, that the Board of Trustees for the Houston Community College System (HCC) did not violate the First Amendment when it censured one of its members....more

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