• Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-20
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Burke
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Lennon, Devlin Law Firm, Wilmington, DE; Bradley W. Caldwell, Jason D. Cassady, John Austin Curry, Justin T. Nemunaitis, Daniel R. Pearson, Adrienne R. Dellinger, Caldwell Cassady Curry P.C., Dallas, TX for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kenneth L. Dorsney, Cortlan S. Hitch, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeff Dyess, Paul Sykes, Benn Wilson, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL; Jessica Zurlo, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Brian P. Egan, Anthony D. Raucci, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Richard W. Mark, Joseph Evall, Paul J. Kremer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; David Glandorf, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO; Nicole A. DiSalvo, Jessica R. Kunz, Daniel S. Atlas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Douglas R. Nemec, Leslie A. Demers, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 19-1334-CJB

    Court denied summary judgment to defendants for plaintiffs' contributory infringement claim where there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether defendants' product had other substantial non-infringing uses or whether defendants manufactured the product specifically for use in a manner that infringed upon plaintiffs' patents.

  • August 1, 2022 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Large Deal Week Closes Out July, Baker McKenzie Makes Hay in Swiss Markets

    The strongest week in deals in several months saw three megadeals over $5 billion and increased SPAC and IPO activity.

    10 minute read

  • Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Rio Tinto PLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Dan M. Berkovitz, General Counsel; Michael A. Conley, Solicitor; Dominick V. Freda, Assistant General Counsel; Hope Hall Augustini, Martin Totaro, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Emily True Parise, Senior Litigation Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited: Mark A. Kirsch, Jennifer L. Conn, Avi Weitzman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark A. Perry, Richard W. Grime, Kellam M. Conover, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, THOMAS H. DUPREE JR., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Thomas Albanese: James P. Loonam, Jones Day, New York, NY; Matthew J. Rubenstein, Jones Day, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, Sarah L. Levine, Jones Day, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Guy Robert Elliott: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Walter G. Ricciardi, Geoffrey R. Chepiga, Livia Fine, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Tara S. Morrissey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Carter G. Phillips, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Eamon P. Joyce, James R. Horner, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors Joseph Grundfest, Todd Henderson, Adam Pritchard, Andrew Vollmer, and Karen Woody: Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Marisa C. Maleck, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 21-2042

    Actionable Scheme Liability Claim Requires More That Misstatements, Omissions

  • July 14, 2022 | Law.com

    Oil Companies Must Face Climate Claims in Hawaii State Court

    Honolulu has alleged that the oil and gas companies knew the dangers of climate change, understood how energy exploration and extraction impacted the environment, and did not notify the public of those dangers.

    4 minute read

  • July 31, 2019 | Litigation Daily

    Daily Dicta: A Gold Medal for Gibson Dunn's Estrada 

    Estrada scored a win before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that opens the door for Canadian gold miner Crystallex to collect a $1.4 billion arbitration award—and could provide a road map for Venezuela's other creditors.

    1 minute read

  • March 18, 2019 | New York Law Journal

    SEC Allowed to Pursue Fraud Claims Against Rio Tinto, Former Executives

    A federal judge in Manhattan has allowed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to proceed with a lawsuit accusing the multinational mining firm Rio Tinto and two former executives of fraud in connection with its failed investment in a Mozambique coal project.

    1 minute read

  • January 3, 2019 | Daily Business Review

    Court Hits Brakes on Fast-Track Appeal in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

    A federal appeals court orders a normal schedule in a mining company's attempt to speed up its arbitration award against Venezuela's state-owned oil company, which operates Citgo station in the United States.

    1 minute read

  • January 3, 2019 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Third Circuit Denies Bid to Fast Track Appeal in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

    Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled that oral argument on Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. appeal in the case would proceed normally.

    1 minute read

  • January 3, 2019 | International

    U.S. Court Denies Bid to Fast Track Appeal in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

    Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled that oral argument on Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. appeal in the case would proceed normally.

    1 minute read

  • December 3, 2018 | Daily Business Review

    Venezuela Starts Paying After Settling $1.2B Arbitration Award for Seized Gold Mining Rights

    Venezuela resisted paying for terminating gold-mining rights until after the plaintiff sought Citgo assets.

    1 minute read