Uncle Pennybags plans to build a hotel on Marvin Gardens but, to do so, he needs to acquire adjacent properties

In ETC Tiger Pipeline LLC v. DT Midstream Inc. et al. it was not as exclusive as the servitude owner wanted it to be.

In Texas, no. Read on to learn why. In Nortex Minerals LP v. Blackbeard Operating LLC et al, the question was the meaning of this limited assignment provision in the "Alliance Leases"...

In Carl v. Hillcorp Energy the Supreme Court of Texas addressed the relationship between the lessee's use of gas off-premises under a free-use clause and the lessor's burden...

We know that in Texas the mineral owner has the right to explore for and produce the minerals. What does that leave for the surface owner?

Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Company, LLC is good news for Pennsylvania mineral owners bringing claims for subsurface trespass by fracking.

In United States v. Osage Wind LLC a federal court in Oklahoma awarded permanent injunctive relief against a developer in the form of ejectment of a wind turbine farm after finding a continuing trespass.

As a litigator for over 20 years, I can't stand the thought that I might have been biased in assessing my client's positions all that time.

Mr./Ms. Negotiator/scrivener/reviewer of Master Service Agreements: When did you last review your go-to indemnity provision? In light of Century Surety...

You are a service company and you've been sued for a defective frac job. It looks scary but there's no detail in the petition and no certificate of merit is attached.

July 1st, 2024, marked the introduction of three (3) new state privacy laws that became effective in the United States.

Corrected, July 18, 2024: This article has been updated to fix a typo in the fifth paragraph and clarify a reference to a tax preparer missing a deadline.

In recent years, the government has made concerted efforts to win willful FBAR penalty cases through summary judgment motions.

In recent years, the IRS has focused its attention and resources on large partnerships. In 2021, the agency launched an initial phase of its Large Partnership Compliance (LPC) program.

In tax controversy and litigation matters, sometimes procedure trumps the merits. The statute of limitations is a great example. Even if the taxpayer made a mistake on a prior year...

McDonald's Corporation (McDonald's) is facing two high-profile lawsuits involving allegations of race-based discrimination against franchisees and executives

In Hlavinka v. HSC Pipeline P'ship, LLC, a Texas court denied a pipeline company's claim that it is a common carrier with the power of eminent domain.

Patch LLC et al v. Indio Minerals LLC et al was a dispute over title to a 1/8th NPRI in land in Midland County. Viola Ash, an Illinois resident...

U.S. persons who make outbound investments in foreign corporations often have thorny federal reporting obligations.

Title 31 of the U.S. Code allows the IRS to impose civil penalties for a U.S. person's failure to file a timely and proper FBAR by the statutory deadline.