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Seizing the agentic AI advantage

McKinsey

To scale impact in the agentic era, organizations must reset their AI transformation approaches from scattered initiatives to strategic programs; from use cases to business processes; from siloed AI teams to cross-functional transformation squads; and from experimentation to industrialized, scalable delivery.

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Offshore Companies Face Surge in BSEE Enforcement Actions and Penalties

The Energy Law

Together, these developments will undoubtedly lead to more litigation and a higher cost of doing business on the Outer Continental Shelf. The number of civil penalty cases has risen gradually since 2009, with a sharp increase over 2013-2015. In 2013, the average penalty was $67,714 over 42 cases.

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Federal Court Remands Mineral Lease Dispute for Lack of Evidence of Amount in Controversy

The Energy Law

09-0579, 2009 WL 3735798 (W.D. 6, 2009), the Western District of Louisiana remanded a case seeking rescission of a mineral lease back to state court after the defendant failed to provide proof of the amount in controversy, namely the total value of the lease. Hinnigan In Sullivan v. Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P.,

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Texas Supreme Court Sends Parties to Arbitration in JOA Dispute

The Energy Law

17, 2009), addresses when mandamus relief is available in connection with an order compelling arbitration. In this case, several working interest owners sued Great Western Drilling, their operator, claiming an opportunity to participate in wells drilled by Great Western. 07-0055 (Tex.

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Louisiana First Circuit Applies Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine to Property Transfer Involving Closely Held LLC

The Energy Law

The subsequent purchaser doctrine has been litigated extensively in Louisiana legacy cases involving claims for oilfield remediation. In 2009, several of the Bailey family members formed New 90, LLC to manage this and other family-owned property. The trial court agreed and dismissed all of New 90’s claims.

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Supreme Court of Texas Washes Out the “Anadarko Washout”

Producer's Edge

This particular species of lease washouts is based on two recent cases from the El Paso Court of Appeals – Cimarex Energy Co. Cimarex Energy Company (“Cimarex”) obtained a lease in December 2009 of an undivided 1/6th of the minerals in 440 acres located in Ward County, Texas. In a similar case, Cromwell v.

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A premises owner can still be a statutory employer in Texas, at least for now

The Energy Law

Summers April 3, 2009. They are also available on Westlaw at 2009 WL 884906. By Andrew Wooley: The Supreme Court of Texas issued a decision on rehearing in Entergy Gulf States, Inc. The court’s holding, however, did not change. We reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and render judgment for Entergy.