As a follow up to my earlier post, not only was the company (Stuart Petroleum) sued in the overtime lawsuit, but so was the company’s president. You may wonder how a company president might be liable given the fact that we are talking about an entity that was the official “employer,” and corporate law, generally, […]
Individual Liability in the Oil Patch Under the FLSA
Can Production Payments Really Outlive Their Oil & Gas Leases? The Supreme Court Will Answer
The Supreme Court of Texas has taken up an appeal that could ultimately change the landscape of oil and gas law and spur a new generation of production payment litigation. Depending on the Supreme Court’s decision, Texas law may in the future hold that production payments can survive the termination of their associated oil and […]