Posts Tagged ‘energy litigation’
Three AZA Partners Named to Lawdragon’s 2025 list of 500 Leading Energy Lawyers
HOUSTON – AZA partners Todd Mensing, Tim Shelby and John Zavitsanos were named for the first time to Lawdragon’s 2025 list of the nation’s 500 Leading Energy Lawyers. This is the fourth year Lawdragon has chosen a top 500 in the energy sphere. “The Energy 500 reflects the historic strength of a handful of firms […]
Jury Gives Maverick a Multimillion-Dollar Win Over ExxonMobil Subsidiary
HOUSTON – AZA client Maverick Natural Resources won a $5.6 million breach of contract victory over ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Energy, which had asked for $33 million but took nothing. The jury heard three days of testimony in Harris County Judge Donna Roth’s court regarding back-and-forth claims that the two companies owed each other millions from […]
AZA Wins Two Top 2023 Texas Verdicts for Energy Companies
HOUSTON – Two of AZA’s unanimous jury verdicts on behalf of Houston-based energy companies were named by TopVerdict.com among the Top 50 Verdicts in Texas in 2023. AZA frequently makes top verdict lists in Texas and nationally. The full list for 2023 is available here: Top 50 Verdicts in Texas in 2023 – TopVerdict.com. The […]
AZA Wins Appeal for Energy Giant
HOUSTON – The Supreme Court of Texas agreed with AZA’s appellate team when it found that a trial court abused its discretion when it failed to dismiss a case against energy giant Weatherford International. The justices found on April 26 that Weatherford could not be sued in a Texas court. The case was filed by […]
Name Partner Todd Mensing Again Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in Environmental Law
HOUSTON – AZA partner Todd Mensing has been named to Lawdragon’s list of the 2024 Leaders in Environmental Law. Lawdragon wrote that honorees were selected using its “time-honed process of journalistic reporting, nominations and vetting with peers and experts in environmental law.” Mr. Mensing, who focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, was honored […]
AZA Wins Dismissal of California Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against International Energy Company
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A federal judge in California granted summary judgment for an international energy company represented by AZA in a $10 million offshore platform wrongful death case. U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter ruled that AZA’s energy company client had no liability for an offshore platform accident in which a platform worker fell […]
Todd Mensing Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in Environmental Law
HOUSTON – AZA partner Todd Mensing has been named to Lawdragon’s list of the 2023 Green 500 Leading Lawyers in Environmental Law. In announcing their honorees, Lawdragon’s editors said they selected this year’s “remarkable group from our time-honed process of journalistic reporting, nominations and vetting with peers and experts in environmental law.” Mr. Mensing […]
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