KRCL is proud to offer this complimentary, on-demand CLE seminar at its new online presence for webinars, www.krclwebinars.com. In this course, Andrea (AJ) Johnson addresses the legal changes in the current administration which have affected overtime and DOL rulings, National Labor Relations Act concerns (affecting unionized and non-unionized employees), handbook statements and clauses, and EEOC […]
The Evolution of the DOL, the NLRB, and the EEOC Since the November 2016 Election
Trump’s Energy Initiatives: What Are They and Where Do They Stand?
KRCL is proud to offer this complimentary, on-demand CLE seminar at its new online presence for webinars, www.krclwebinars.com. In this course, Demetri Economou presents a survey of President Trump’s energy agenda as developed from his campaign through the second year of his presidency, and an analysis of the litigation, regulatory, and practical considerations that have emerged as a result.
The Neverending Story: “Fixed” vs. “Floating” Royalties in Texas
The Texas Supreme Court and our Courts of Appeals have now been struggling for years with the elusive distinction between “fixed” and “floating” royalties. In application, the difference between the two can have drastic and—depending on your position in a mineral title dispute—potentially catastrophic consequences.
Top 10 Mistakes When Drafting Non-Competes in the Oil Patch
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast, Chip Morris will talk to us about the top ten mistakes employers can make—in the oilfield, and beyond—when drafting non-compete agreements.
SCOTX: When An “Offset Well” Is Not An Offset Well
As I wrote in a recent blog post, oil-and-gas leases will often include an offset drilling clause. Such clauses stipulate that, if a well is drilled on a neighboring tract in proximity to the leasehold, the lessee generally has three options: drill an offset well to prevent drainage; release acreage, so the lessor can independently […]
Oil and Gas Law: 2Q18 Update
The second quarter of the year has seen abundant activity at the intersection of the energy industry and the law. These are some of the highlights.
KRCL Energy Law Breakfast Seminar: Video Preview
On July 19, 2018, from 8:00–10:30 a.m. at the Hess Club in Houston, Texas, KRCL’s Energy Practice Group will be hosting a complimentary breakfast seminar, Legal Developments at the Intersection of the Oil Patch and the New Administration.
Condemnation and Eminent Domain in the Oilfield and Beyond
In the latest episode of our energy law podcast, the Managing Partner of KRCL’s Houston office, Marcy Rothman, addresses recent developments on a topic that pipelines and other energy companies confront on a regular basis: condemnation and eminent domain.
“Latent Occupational Disease” Rule Inapplicable to Frac Fluid Exposure Causing Skin Cancer
Last Friday, the Texas Supreme Court declined to extend the “latent occupational disease” discovery rule to a plaintiff whose exposure to frac fluid ultimately caused skin cancer, reversing the Thirteenth (Edinburg) Court of Appeals. “Latent Occupational Disease” Rule in Multi-Injury Cases In Schlumberger Technology Corporation v. Pasko, the plaintiff alleged he contracted skin cancer as […]
SCOTX: Term Royalty Interests Survive the Rule Against Perpetuities
It is one of those arcane principles discussed at length in textbooks that manifests itself in the real world far less frequently: the rule against perpetuities, the notion “that no interest within its scope is good unless it must vest, if at all, not later than twenty-one years after some life in being at the creation of the interest.” Hunt […]