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NEW YORK – Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. (GPMI), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, on Jan. 3 filed a brief opposing a motion by the landlord of its petroleum plants, which sought to hold GPMI to its lease obligations despite having filed for [...]

Anadarko US Offshore has agreed to pay $26 million to settle claims that predecessor company Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas filed false royalty reports for oil it obtained from federally leased property in the Gulf of Mexico. Almost $7 million will go to the former federal employee who blew the whistle on Kerr-McGee. View full post [...]

County Exec seeks legal help on Bills' leaseBizjournals.comFollowing through on a campaign promise, newly inaugurated Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz used his first “executive order” to seek outside legal counsel to handle negotiations between the county and the Buffalo Bills . The Bills lease for Ralph …and more » View full post on legal – Google [...]

Louisiana Family's Long Legal Fight Over Texaco Drilling Lease Takes a TwistNew York TimesIn June, Sabine sent a letter to the family, saying the 14-year legal fight with Texaco was threatening the continued operation of one of the most important natural gas pipeline hubs in the country. The family could agree to sell the land, [...]

NEW YORK – A bank acting as trustee with respect to a large number of aircraft lease and financing transactions on Dec. 15 filed a brief in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines, contending that AMR is improperly attempting to enhance its negotiating leverage (In Re: AMR Corporation, [...]

WILMINGTON, Del. – Syms Corp., which entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy with its partner Filene’s Basement LLC, on Dec. 7 sought bankruptcy court approval of a $ 2.6 million settlement with a landlord in New York so the company could terminate its lease for a store it had planned to open in Manhattan (In Re: [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saying that a Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) decision that denied a claim for entitlement to service connection for multiple myeloma failed to develop evidence regarding a former Marine’s alleged exposure to benzene while stationed at Camp Lejeune, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on Oct. 28 remanded the case (George [...]

Legal Expert Offers Advice to Landlords About Tenant Lease TerminationSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)According to the legal expert at LegalCyberTips.com, Ms Helen Hunter, the number of landlords facing lawsuits due to lease termination has increased tremendously in the last couple of years. This has caused many landlords to unnecessarily face legal …and more » View full [...]

Published: January 3, 2011 The Scranton Times Tribune By Laura Legere, Staff Writer A Laflin-based coal company has signed the largest Marcellus Shale gas lease so far recorded in Lackawanna County. Silverbrook Anthracite leased six parcels totaling 1,635 acres in Archbald and Carbondale Twp. To Davis Land Services, a Texas-based land services agency, in … [...]

By Steve McConnell Staff Writer Published: October 3, 2010 Nuances in property lease agreements could mean natural gas extraction might not create as much wealth as some may think, an energy accounting expert said Saturday at the University of Scranton. Mary Ellen Denomy, a certified public accountant who spoke at a natural gas workshop sponsored [...]