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Jail Litigation: From Class Action Lawsuits To Pro Se Litigation
Author: Robert Davis IMMUNITY As with any claim asserted against a government employee or official, the first line of defense is the affirmative defense of immunity from suit, either absolute or qualified. Consequently, a good understanding of both of these types of immunity is very important to the practitioner. The modern doctrine of immunity, either…
Read MoreHorizontal Wells Crossing Unit Lines – From Permitting To The Division of Royalties
Authors: Celia Flowers & Melanie Reyes The proliferation in horizontal drilling over the last decade has given rise to new, complex legal issues. One area where the law has increasingly lagged behind the technology is in the calculation of royalties for horizontal allocation wells – in particular, the question of the division of royalties from…
Read MoreCost-Free Royalties – Where Valuation Begins and Post-Production Cost Deductions End
Authors: Celia Flowers & Melanie Reyes Texas jurisprudence has long held that the royalty “stick” of the mineral estate is free of production costs. Although the royalty interest is not subject to production costs, royalty is usually subject to post-production costs. Heritage Resources, Inc. v. NationsBank, 939 S.W.2d 118, 122 (Tex. 1996). Nevertheless, parties are…
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