Oil Cos. Insist High Court Must End Colo. Climate Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

Exxon and Suncor Energy argued Wednesday in their latest brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to end the city and county of Boulder, Colorado's climate change tort lawsuit against them that allowing the case to proceed would set a precedent that juries can make decisions on energy policy.

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DC Circuit Upholds Approval Of La. LNG Terminal, Pipeline

By Jared Foretek

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a $10 billion liquefied natural gas terminal and pipeline in Louisiana, denying petitions from environmentalists saying the commission had unjustifiably dismissed threats to the climate stemming from the project.

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Feds Urge 6th Circ. To Affirm $100M DTE Clean Air Act Penalty

By Tom Lotshaw

Several DTE Energy Co. entities should not be allowed to escape a $100 million civil penalty a Michigan federal judge imposed for Clean Air Act violations at a coke production facility near Detroit, the U.S. Department of Justice has told the Sixth Circuit.

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Shoals Wins $96M Patent Infringement Verdict Against Rival

By Hayley Fowler

A federal jury in North Carolina on Wednesday awarded a solar components company $96.38 million in damages after finding a rival supplier infringed its patents for an electrical connection system.

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Norfolk Southern Says Precedent Undermines Derailment Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

Norfolk Southern urged a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to deny class treatment to investors who allege they were deceived about the company's safety operations before a fiery train derailment in Ohio in 2023, arguing U.S. Supreme Court precedent undercut the argument that the rail carrier's share price was unlawfully inflated.

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Tata Power Must Pay $640M Coal Award As Bias Claim Fails

By Caroline Simson

A Singapore court on Wednesday declined Tata Power Co. Ltd.'s bid to set aside an arbitral award now worth more than $640 million issued in a dispute over a nixed Russian coal mining project, calling the company's allegations of arbitrator bias "no more than an unfounded apprehension."

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Rising Star: Skadden's Emily Prezioso Walsh

By Elaine Briseño

Emily Prezioso Walsh, a partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, helped Allete Inc. go private through a $6.2 billion acquisition and is guiding American Water Works Co. in a $63 billion merger deal that will affect customers in multiple states, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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Groups Ask Congress To Reject Idaho Toxic Waste Land Swap

By Isaac Monterose

The Center for Biological Diversity, Snake River Waterkeeper and ManaSota-88 Inc. urged Congress on Wednesday to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that the center says would "cede historic lands of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes in Idaho to expand a radioactive waste dump at one of the country's largest Superfund sites."

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3 Firms Steer Enbridge's $600M Crude Oil Assets Buy

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Crude oil company Enbridge, advised by Sidley Austin LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Wednesday unveiled plans to acquire Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led Salt Creek Midstream's oil gathering business in a $600 million deal.

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Cox Industries 'Corporate Looting' Suit Remains In La.

By Emily Lever

A Louisiana bankruptcy judge has declined to transfer a lawsuit launched by the Chapter 7 trustee of oil and gas company Cox Operating LLC against the insolvent firm's top brass, denying four motions from 25 defendants to move the case from Louisiana federal district court to Texas bankruptcy court.

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Texas Appeals Court Affirms Injured Oil Worker's Loss

By Jonathan Capriel

An oil worker who was paralyzed when a wellhead fell on him failed to persuade a Texas appellate court to revive his negligence suit against the safety training contractor he blamed for the accident, with the court saying he presented no evidence that the company's training caused his injury.

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Volato Group Inks $500M AI Infrastructure Merger Deal

By Nate Beck

Atlanta, Georgia-based Volato Group plans to shift its business focus from aviation-focused artificial intelligence software to AI infrastructure as part of a merger with Alignment Engine Inc. valuing the Ohio-based company at $500 million.

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Colo. Developer Says Xcel Delayed Providing Service

By Isaac Monterose

A residential developer based in Denver has accused utility Public Service Co. of Colorado in state court of causing its business more than $25 million in damages after repeatedly failing to provide electrical power for the developer's projects.

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5th Circ. Revives Bank's Bid For Ponzi Proceeds

By Jessica Corso

A Washington bank will get another shot at proving it is owed more than the $2.5 million it was awarded as a Ponzi scheme victim, with the Fifth Circuit ruling a lower court didn't grant the bank due process in approving a report from the receiver handling reimbursement.

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9th Circ. Panel Won't Revisit Boeing's $72M Trade Secret Loss

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit panel has rejected Boeing's bid for a panel rehearing of its August 2025 decision reinstating a $72 million jury verdict for electric jet startup Zunum Aero Inc. in a trade secret dispute, spurning the aerospace giant's fresh argument that the case belongs in the Federal Circuit because of the patent counterclaims involved.

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Ex-Coal Exec Asks Court To Toss Bribery Conviction

By Phillip Bantz

A former coal executive convicted of authorizing bribes to an arm of the Egyptian government in a closely watched Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial is seeking a new trial or to have his indictment tossed, arguing the government misused his criminal proffer agreement to wrongly hamstring his defense.

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New Fortress Ch. 15 Adds Fuel To English Restructuring Trend

After New Fortress Energy recently became the third Nasdaq-listed company to successfully undertake an English restructuring plan and gain Chapter 15 recognition, U.S. debtors should not overlook this most recent of English exports as a highly effective tool for resolving balance sheet issues, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

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What Mixed Safety Stats Mean For Offshore Injury Cases

While the International Marine Contractors Association's most recent safety report shows that injury rates for offshore workers are decreasing, a rising fatality rate tells a more complicated story about negligence and systemic risk — with implications for how practitioners pursue injury and wrongful death claims, says Steve Kherkher at Kherkher Garcia.

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Inside The $150M Immigration Contract That Wasn't

By Daniel Connolly

The leader of a small Houston-based law firm says she was "blindsided" by an announcement from the federal government that her 24-attorney shop had won a $150 million no-bid contract to represent thousands of immigrant children in deportation proceedings.

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ABA Faces Uphill Battle To Remain As Law School Accreditor

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association council responsible for accrediting law schools is fighting on multiple fronts to retain its status as a nationwide accreditor, fending off challenges at both the federal and state levels.

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Dems Say DOJ Opinion Aims To Foil Oversight Of White House

By Courtney Bublé

With midterm elections right around the corner, Senate Democrats are worried the new legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice could let the Trump Administration obstruct congressional oversight of the White House.

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Womble Bond Asks To Drop Dutch Software Client Over Rift

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson is looking to pull its representation of a Dutch software company after five years of a bitter trademark battle, citing a "fundamental disagreement" that has allegedly made it impossible for the firm to move forward as counsel of record.

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