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Texas AG Spurs National Reform for General Mills

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Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that General Mills has agreed to remove petroleum-based artificial dyes from its cereals and school food products throughout the U.S. by summer 2026, and from its entire U.S....more

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Willful Misconduct Defined, How Broad Is That Exception to Your MSA?

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In Texas, most Master Service Agreements related to the oil and gas industry provide indemnities based on who or what was injured rather than who caused the injury. For example, the standard knock-for-knock indemnity will...more

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A Texas Appellate Court Defines “Willful Misconduct” In A Model Form JOA In Apache Corp. v. Castex Offshore Inc.

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A Texas appellate court recently issued guidance on the meaning of “willful misconduct” in the exculpatory clause of a model form joint operating agreement (“JOA”). The exculpatory clause in many JOAs limits an operator’s...more

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Redefining Willful Misconduct: Texas Appellate Court Announces a New, Lower Standard

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In Apache Corp. v. Castex Offshore, Inc., the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeal announced that showing an oil-and-gas operator’s “willful misconduct” under an operating agreement’s exculpatory clause does not require...more

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