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Pa. High Court to Weigh Parent Company's Liability for Dissolved Subsidiary's Conduct

The plaintiffs had contended that their alleged asbestos-related injuries were caused by Davos, a corporation Carmeuse acquired in the late 1990s that eventually became a limited liability company and filed for dissolution in 2018. The plaintiffs argued that Carmeuse, as Davos’ parent company, could be held liable for their alleged injuries.
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The American Lawyer

Trump and Latin America: Industry Braces for Hard-Line Approach to Region

The incoming president has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
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Law.com

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for US's Hardline Approach to Region

The incoming President has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
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International Edition

Trump and Latin America: Lawyers Brace for Hard-Line Approach to Region

The incoming president has already threatened to impose high tariffs on imports from Mexico, prompting a response from Mexico's president that hints at a potential trade war. Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to become more of a focus for the U.S. under the second Trump administration, lawyers say.
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International Edition

Latham, Jones Day and Wachtell Lead on Anglo American's $3.8B Coal Business Sale

Energy is among the largest deal drivers in 2024, with law firms capitalising on both large companies offloading their fossil fuel-based assets and the wheel towards green energy transition.
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New York Law Journal

Lukoil Pan Americas Sues Investment Firm Over Alleged $18 Million Breach

The plaintiff, a subsidiary of the Russian oil and gas company Lukoil, is represented by Baker McKenzie.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Halliburton CLO Tapped Gusher Last Year

This is the first year Van Beckwith has cracked Halliburton's highest-paid list since joining the oilfield-services company in 2020.
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Law.com

North Dakota Court Clarifies Natural Accumulation Rule in Matter of First Impression

"Remote areas are precisely the locations the natural accumulation rule protects because the reasonableness of monitoring remote areas of property, and lack of notice resulting therefrom, demonstrates the rationale for the rule. Where it is unreasonable for an owner or operator to continually monitor an area, such as the remote well site in rural North Dakota, it is unreasonable to expect the owner or operator to promptly clear any naturally accumulating snow or ice, ..." Justice Jerod E. Tufte wrote for the court.
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Corporate Counsel

Top Coal Producer Hires General Counsel Who Previously Was Congressman, West Virginia Supreme Court Justice

"Since the dominant share of our mining assets and operations are now centered in and around West Virginia, it gives me a distinct honor to welcome one of West Virginia's most accomplished citizens as our new general counsel," Ramaco Resources CEO Randall Atkins said.
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Law.com

Ohio High Court Calls Out Appellate Court for Failing to Follow Its Directions on Remand

"It is axiomatic that an inferior court lacks jurisdiction to depart from a superior court's mandate. In AWMS, we reversed the court of appeals' grant of summary judgment to the state and remanded the case specifically for the purpose of conducting the proper takings analysis. In this regard, we did not leave the court of appeals' task open-ended," the court said. "Rather, we specified that the court of appeals 'must weigh the parties' evidence relating to AWMS's total-takings claim' and 'must weigh the parties' evidence in accordance with this opinion.'"
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