In his article published in Law360, Don Jackson examined the key issue in Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Prod. Co., currently pending before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In that case, the court will determine whether a driller can be held liable in trespass for hydraulically fracturing a well drilled entirely… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to announce that Zachariah Taylor “Zac” Evans has joined the firm as Of Counsel in Austin. Zac joins the firm’s Land & Water Practice Group, where he will draw on his extensive legal and legislative experience to represent clients in the water and wastewater… Read more
To kick off the New Year, Partner Jonathan Baughman spoke with Law360 about an anticipated decision from the Texas Supreme Court – whether they accept or deny a request from Energy Transfer Partners LPs to review a reversal by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In the case, Energy Transfer… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is proud to announce that Partner Ray Chester has been inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers, considered to be the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America, where inclusion is by invitation only. The induction ceremony took place at the… Read more
With the new term underway in the Texas Supreme Court, Law360’s Senior Energy Reporter Keith Goldberg took a look at a number of cases before the Court. He noted that the justices will hear cases that address oil and gas issues including how to define post-production costs in calculating royalties,… Read more
In the McGinnis Lochridge’s most recent pro bono win, Houston partner Austin Brister secured a $53k judgment in a suit against a tax preparer under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The plaintiff, who does not speak English, sought the tax preparer’s assistance after seeing several Spanish-language advertisements boasting of… Read more
In June 2018, the Dallas Court of Appeals issued its memorandum opinion in Tollet v. Surface, holding that an ambiguous royalty provision in a groundwater lease, when read in light of the parties’ course of dealings, allowed royalty payments once per month with a 90-day grace period. The… Read more
The Texas Supreme Court closed another chapter in a decade-plus-long case when it refused to hear a last-ditch appeal in June, thereby confirming an eight-figure, multi-million dollar award to Charles G. Hooks and his family’s interests. The case, Samson Exploration LLC v. Charles G. Hooks, III, et al., was groundbreaking… Read more