9/28/2026 2:15:02 PM When "Shall" Means Shall: Texas Crude v. Burlington Resources and the Limits of Operator Discretion Under the AAPL JOA By Andy Hicks In Texas Crude Energy, LLC v. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, LP, the Thirteenth Court of Appeals held that an operator that...
9/25/2026 2:15:21 PM Delaware’s New Director-Independence Standard Takes Shape By Corbin Houston When the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the 2025 amendments to Delaware General Corporation Law Section 144 earlier this year, the...
9/22/2026 3:36:53 PM Texas Supreme Court justices advocate for adopting federal supersedeas procedure By Fraser Holmes Denials from the Texas Supreme Court on motions for rehearing tend to be routine procedural dispositions. But on rare occasions, they're...
9/15/2026 2:30:02 PM Texas Business Court Can Hear Pre-Suit Discovery Disputes By Jennifer Cordell The Texas Business Court's First Division has ruled that a Rule 202 petition to take a pre-suit deposition qualifies as a removable...
9/14/2026 2:20:00 PM A Sequel to Novartis: Building a Better Rule 91a Mandamus Petition By Andrew Gould A few months ago, I wrote about In re Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., where a divided Fifteenth Court of Appeals denied mandamus relief...
9/8/2026 2:30:54 PM Back to Basics: The Best Argument Still Needs a Record By Andrew Gould I know this sounds basic, but it’s a good reminder: If your appellate argument depends on what happened at trial, and you don’t provide...
9/1/2026 2:15:41 PM AI Hallucinations Draw $15,000 Sanction from Illinois Appellate Court By Jennifer Cordell An Illinois appellate court recently imposed a $15,000 sanction against a petitioner's attorney for submitting briefs riddled with...