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Contaminated Properties Mineral Leases

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Louisiana Land Damage Claim Can’t Survive Prescription and Subsequent Purchaser Rule

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In Lexington Land Development LLC v. Chevron Pipeline Company et al, a Louisiana landowner’s suit for damages to land alleged to have been caused by oil and gas operations failed to survive exceptions of prescription and the...more

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Lease Contamination Claim Squelched by Limitations

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In Swift Energy Operating LLC v. Regency Field Services LLC, claims for damage to leased minerals allegedly caused by contamination spreading from an H2S-CO2 injection well were barred by limitations. When the cause of action...more

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Defendants Saved by Louisiana Subsequent Purchaser Rule

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Another Louisiana court has ruled that the Subsequent Purchaser Rule applies to damages following a mineral lease. In Bundrick v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. it is the 3rd Circuit. The Rule: An owner of property...more

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