5/5/2026 2:30:36 PM Conditional Assignment or Drill‑to‑Earn: How Assignment Language Shapes Farmout Litigation By Andy Hicks Before a farmout dispute gets to questions of earned acreage, designation requirements, or payout calculations, there is a threshold...
4/16/2026 4:19:03 PM Recent DOJ Litigation Highlights Antitrust Concerns for Potential Merger Partners By Brandon Winchester The Department of Justice recently brought an action under the Clayton Act to enjoin the merger of two giants in the packaged ice...
3/25/2026 3:05:22 PM Defining the Arbitrator’s Authority: The Texas Business Court Analyzes Arbitrability in BNSF Railway v. Level 3 Communications By Andy Hicks In BNSF Railway Co. v. Level 3 Communications, LLC, No. 25‑BC01A‑0025, 2026 WL 509825 (Tex. Bus. Ct. Feb. 24, 2026), the Texas Business...
3/24/2026 5:09:54 PM Particularized Facts and Damages at the Pleading Stage: Delaware Court of Chancery Provides Guidance By Andy Hicks In Caerus Group, LLC v. Chemicar Europe NV, the Delaware Court of Chancery (Vice Chancellor David) granted motions to dismiss in...
3/13/2026 2:32:50 PM The Supreme Court Declines to Answer AI’s Authorship Question—For Now By Jenn Cordell On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter, ending—at least for the moment—the most prominent...
3/2/2026 5:56:56 PM The Delaware Chancery Court Remains Popular for Business Disputes By Oliwia Lukacz The Delaware Chancery Court, with over 200 years of precedent on its books, is still a top choice despite competition from other states....
3/2/2026 5:37:19 PM Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Safe Harbors for Conflict‑of‑Interest and Controller Transactions By Andy Hicks In Rutledge v. Clearway Energy Group LLC, the Delaware Supreme Court rejected constitutional challenges to the 2025 amendments to Section...
2/26/2026 4:42:44 PM Texas Business Court Clarifies Narrow Pleading Standards for Veil-Piercing Under Texas law By Andy Hicks In Lensabl, Inc. v. RBH SPE ONE, LLC, Judge Stagner of the Texas Business Court's Eighth Division clarified the narrow pleading standards...