Procedure Update: North Dakota Contracts Involving Tribal Member Land
Throughout the country, many oil and gas companies conduct commercial activities on tribal territory. In the case of a contract dispute in... Read More
Caselaw Update: Echols Minerals, LLC et al. v. Green et al.
In Echols Minerals et al. v. Green, et al., the 11th Court of Appeals issued a ruling that narrows the Duhig principal... Read More
Recent Advances in Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy has been discreetly powering America with clean, carbon-free electricity for the last 60 years. There are ninety-two commercial reactors across... Read More
The Texas Two-Step & Fraudulent Asset Transfers
The Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (“TUFTA”), defines a fraudulent transfer as a transfer made by a debtor (1) with actual intent... Read More
Market Update: Impacts of Russia’s War with Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered an immediate jump in already rising oil prices, which analysts speculate will continue to rise as the... Read More
Legislative Update: Texas’ Pandemic Liability Protection Act (PLPA)
On June 14, 2021, Governor Abbott signed the Pandemic Liability Protection Act (“PLPA”) into law, effective immediately. The PLPA protects businesses from liability for claims arising from exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)—including claims made by... Read More
Hey! That’s Not Yours! Collecting on Liens and Judgments: Part 2
Domesticating Foreign Judgments In Part 1 of this series, we covered some of the tools available to judgment-creditors in Texas seeking to enforce and collect a... Read More
Hey! That’s Not Yours! Collecting on Liens and Judgments Part 1
Part 1: Enforcing Judgments in Texas So you’ve successfully obtained a judgment against a debtor. Now what? After investigating and locating the debtor’s assets via formal discovery or informal methods... Read More
Recent Travis County Case Impacts the Future of Allocation Wells
Caselaw Update: Opiela v. Railroad Commission of Texas Over the past decade, allocation wells have become both more common and more highly contested in... Read More
Estate Planning Part 4: Digital Assets
Almost everyone owns some form of digital asset, and the law governing estate planning for these unique assets is still developing. A digital asset is defined as... Read More