Mineral Owner Sues Marathon Oil Corp. Over Royalty Payments
A Karnes County mineral owner has sued Marathon Oil Corp. to figure out whether the company is paying royalties correctly — a common lawsuit in South Texas’ 400-mile Eagle Ford Shale oil field and one that’s in the rise.
Karnes County Landowners Turn to Court for Answers About Marathon Oil’s Royalty Payments
A Karnes County family has filed a lawsuit to get records from Marathon Oil Corp. to determine whether the company properly paid royalties for oil and natural gas leases on their land.
John and Kelly Foster filed their lawsuit before Judge Donna Reyes with the 81st State District Court in Karnes County on Wednesday morning, and Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) officials had not been served the lawsuit as of Wednesday afternoon.
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Harris County Warns Some Near San Jacinto Waste Pits Not to Drink the Water
Health officials told residents near the San Jacinto waste pits to drink only bottled water for now.
Med Mal in Texas: Time to Tweak the Reforms? Plaintiff and Defense Lawyers Both See Room for Modifications
Since January, well-known Houston plaintiff Lawyer Richard Mithoff filed on behalf of clients three petitions against medical providers in state court in Houston—more than the total number of such claims he filed in the previous seven years.
In those petitions, Mithoff targeted a hospital that allegedly allowed a nurse to give a nondiabetic patient insulin causing brain damage and two other sets of providers that allegedly failed to properly diagnose patients’ conditions.
Mithoff Tapped to Lead Steering Committee in Volkswagen Emissions Litigation
The Austin judge overseeing pretrial matters in the Texas multidistrict air pollution litigation against Volkswagen has appointed Houston plaintiff’s lawyer Richard Mithoff as lead counsel for the Texas Clean Air Act county plaintiff’s steering committee.
Historic Tobacco Case Re-examined: Biggest Litigation Win Ever or Complete Scam?
Twenty years ago, Texas entered into a landmark agreement with tobacco companies. Houston lawyer Richard Mithoff represented Harris County in a separate litigation, netting millions of dollars for the citizens of the county and state.
Awarded to Texas Counties and Hospital Districts in Tobacco Settlement
Richard Mithoff, the Houston trial lawyer who secured a $2.2 billion settlement in 1998 for Texas counties against tobacco companies, is now going up against Volkswagen Group of America and Audi of America in vehicle emissions litigation for Harris County.