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McGinnis Lochridge

From Waste To Wealth: Cactus Water Services V. Cog Operating And The Coming Storm Of Produced Water Litigation

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In one of the most anticipated cases of 2025, the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC, No. 23-0676, resolves—on its face—a straightforward question of first impression: who owns...more

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Texas Supreme Court Rules on Correction Deeds in a Case of First Impression

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What if you pay good money for a mineral interest and record the deed in the official public records, thereby securing your title? What if your predecessors-in-title decide among themselves they made a material mistake in a...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

Hydraulic fracturing and subsurface trespass in Pennsylvania: Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Co.

In a case of first impression that drew interest across Appalachia, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined on January 22, 2020, that the rule of capture applies when natural gas is extracted through hydraulic fracturing...more

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Three's A Cowd: Texas Court Confirms That Material Correction Instruments Must Be Executed By Heirs, Successors, Or Assigns In...

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In a case of first impression, on December 19, 2018, the San Antonio Court of Appeals held that Section 5.029 of the Texas Property Code (the “Material Correction Statute”) requires that correction instruments be executed by...more

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Sabine Lives On (and On): Bankruptcy Court Rejects Immediate Appeal to Second Circuit and Motion for Stay

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On June 16, 2016, The Bankruptcy Cave gave you our summary of the controversial Sabine decision. At that time, post-hearing motions were pending. As luck would have it (we at The Bankruptcy Cave should start wagering on...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Insured May Settle Tort Claim Without Insurer Consent Under “Fair and Reasonable” Standard

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In Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. American Nuclear Insurers, a divided Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, deciding an issue of first impression under Pennsylvania law, recently held that when an insurer defends its insured subject to a...more

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