Article(s) published by this organization: 18
| 1 | Product Liability & Agency Investigations Henry Chajet; Patton Boggs LLP; August 5, 2008, previously published on July 22, 2008 The United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an accident report by a federal agency (MSHA), casting blame on the involved equipment, (and by implication OSHA, DOT, or other agency reports), was presumed to be admissible evidence. |
| 2 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii Grants Summary Judgment and Dismisses False Claims Action against Hawaii Pacific Health Harry R. Silver; Patton Boggs LLP; June 16, 2008, previously published on May 2008 The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii granted summary judgment and dismissed a False Claims action, initiated by two "whistleblowers," against Patton Boggs client, Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH). U.S. ex rel. Woodruff v. Hawaii Pacific Health, Slip Copy, 2008 WL 1932303 (D. Haw.... |
| 3 | RAMCO Case Gives Oil and Gas Experts Certain Guideposts on How to Properly Testify On Lost Profits Jennifer Leigh Keefe; Patton Boggs LLP; May 16, 2008, previously published on April 2008 A few months ago, the Texas Supreme Court upheld a 2006 court of appeals decision that disqualified an expert witness when he tried to testify to damages for lost production. |
| 4 | Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Stephen J. McHale; Patton Boggs LLP; May 16, 2008, previously published on April 24, 2008 On April 21, 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department issued long-awaited proposed regulations governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). These regulations implement the many changes to CFIUS's review process that were made by the Foreign Investment and National Security... |
| 5 | Texas Supreme Court Affirms Decision Rejecting Speculative Expert Testimony Jennifer Leigh Keefe; Patton Boggs LLP; May 16, 2008, previously published on April 2008 The Texas Supreme Court has affirmed a Houston Court of Appeals decision rejecting speculative expert testimony on lost profits in connection with an exploration play in Kazakhstan. |
| 6 | A Railroad's Environmental Legacy: Union Pacific Railroad Company and Patton Boggs LLP Carolyn L. McIntosh; Patton Boggs LLP; April 29, 2008, previously published by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® Counsel to Counsel Magazine on May 2008 The history of the Union Pacific Railroad Company is rich and integral to the settlement of the West. Founded in 1862 under a federal land grant, UP was the original transcontinental railroad, joined with a golden spike at Promontory Point, Utah. It's the railroad that famously hunted down... |
| 7 | Climate Change Legislation In the 110th Congress - "If you're not at the Table, You're On the Menu." Patton Boggs LLP; April 3, 2008, previously published on January 2008 In mid-October 2007, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Senator John Warner (R-VA) introduced S. 2191, the Lieberman-Warner America's Climate Security Act. On December 5, 2007, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) reported S. 2191 out of Committee. |
| 8 | You Sold Your Interest in the Contract Area. Are You Still Liable? Patton Boggs LLP; April 3, 2008, previously published on February 2008 Uncertain about liabilities under your operating agreement? You should be. The decision by the Texas Supreme Court in Seagull Energy v. Eland Energy, (Tex. 2006) continues to resonate through the industry. In essence, it held that a working interest owner continues to be liable under the operating... |
| 9 | Changes in SEC Rules May Result in Greater Liquidity and Higher
Valuations for Public Oil and Gas Companies
Patton Boggs LLP; April 3, 2008, previously published on January 2008 Some recent changes in SEC rules may result in higher valuations for public oil and gas companies and greater liquidity for their securities |
| 10 | How Corporate Counsel Can Monitor and Influence Corporate Governance Robert A. Hager, Raymond J. Termini; Patton Boggs LLP; January 8, 2008, previously published by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® Counsel to Counsel Forum on November 13, 2007 Qatar is taking a different path to its development than Dubai. It is growing an industrial economy to take advantage of its gas resources as a feedstock for industrial growth and development. |
