For their failure to comply with the court's Lone Pine case management order, Colorado court dismisses family's personal injury claims against exploration and production companies *

USA - June 1 2012
In mid-2011, the Strudley family — Mr. and Mrs. Strudley and their two minor sons — filed suit against three exploration and production companies in Denver County, Colorado.

Co-authors: Lori Elliott Jarvis, Cassandra C. Collins, Dan J. Jordanger, Miles B. Haberer.

Federal regulatory developments in hydraulic fracturing *

USA - May 16 2012
Three recent rulemaking initiatives affecting the oil and gas industry evidence the federal government’s continuing efforts to carve out a larger role for itself in the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”

Co-authors: Joseph C. Stanko, Jr., Lori Elliott Jarvis, Dan J. Jordanger, Miles B. Haberer.