Gray Reed

Once again, a federal district court has enjoined enforcement of a rule implemented by a wayward federal agency as it governs oil and gas activities. This one is North Dakota, et al v. US Department of Interior, et al. from the District of North Dakota.

If you follow the Texas Railroad Commission closely, you should read Ammonite Oil & Gas v. Railroad Commission of Texas, i n which the Supreme Court rejected a mineral owner’s effort to force pool an interest under the Mineral Interest Pooling Act. ( Read here for the Austin Court of Appeals ruling and the underlying facts). If you are like the rest of us, read on.

Enforcement of data privacy laws across the US is in full force. Most recently, Marriott agreed to a $52 million settlement payment to 50 states,...

Remnant LLC v. Permico Royalties LLC, et al determined that a 90-year-old claim to ownership of a forfeited corporation was not valid.

Carson et al v. Winter Gordon, Junior is a reason you should not name your son after yourself. But if you insist, at least spell his name correctly. ...

When one tires of owning real estate with his co-owners, Texas law allows him the right to sue for partition of the property. In James et al v. Thornberry

Use this guide as a reference when filing lien and bond claim notices for the month of November.

In a bench opinion dated September 27, 2024, the Tax Court sustained a Notice of Federal Tax Lien but not the proposed levy against Daugerdas, a...

Fasken Ranch Ltd et al v. Puig et a l featured a reservation in the sale of a ranch of an undivided 1/16 non-participating royalty interest “free of cost forever.” What does that mean? In particular, does it mean that the royalty owners must bear their share of post-production costs? The answer is No. Read on to know why.

In recent headlines, an Ohio woman has brought a refund suit in district court, seeking recovery of taxes and withholding from the IRS that she claims were based on the improper return filed by her abusive ex-boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend fraudulently filed his 2015 tax return listing her as his spouse and her child as a dependent, neither of which were true.