Winning Results
Sep, 30
2024
We represented Patriot Natural Gas in breach of contract dispute. Patriot was to acquire PetroQuest’s East Texas O&G assets, including 30 horizontal wells for $115 million. After the Purchase and Sale Agreement was signed, Patriot discovered the wells had significant casing pressure issues and other environmental defects. Patriot raised these defects to PetroQuest, but PetroQuest […]
Nov, 11
2022
Gibbs & Bruns represented Enterprise in a breach of contract and fraudulent inducement lawsuit in Texas state court against Enterprise’s former general contractor, Amec Foster Wheeler USA Corp., and its British parent company, Amec Foster Wheeler plc, concerning a multi-billion dollar petrochemical refinery constructed in Mont Belvieu, Texas from 2013-2017. The project, which involved a […]
Sep, 16
2021
On September 13, 2021, the 151st District Court issued a final judgment in favor of Gibbs & Bruns client David M. Dunwoody, Jr. against EnVen Energy Corporation following a three-week trial and jury verdict rendered on July 12, 2021. Mr. Dunwoody is the former co-founder and President of EnVen Energy Corp. (“EnVen” or the […]
Jul, 12
2021
We represent David Dunwoody, the former co-founder and President of EnVen Energy Corp. (“EnVen” or the “Company”), in litigation filed in June 2019 against the Company after EnVen refused to recognize Dunwoody’s resignation for Good Reason under his Employment Agreement. In 2013, Dunwoody co-founded EnVen, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on […]
May, 24
2021
We secured a total defense verdict following a three-week jury trial in a multi-million dollar trade secrets case. The firm represented Richard Murphy, a subsea tree engineer, in a misappropriation of trade secrets case brought by FMC Technologies, Inc., his former employer, against Mr. Murphy and Mr. Murphy’s current employer, Dril-Quip, Inc. FMC alleged that […]
Nov, 20
2019
We represent Natural Resource Partners (“NRP”) in a case brought by Anadarko. Anadarko alleged that an anti-flip provision in an asset purchase agreement was triggered by an internal tax restructuring, and that NRP owed a buyout fee ranging between $56 million and $78 million as a result. NRP purchased Anadarko’s 49% minority ownership share of […]
Jun, 28
2019
We represented U.S. Pipeline (USPL), a Houston-based pipeline construction contractor, in a dispute against Omaha-based Northern Natural Gas (NNG) regarding NNG’s failure to properly compensate USPL for the installation of a portion of NNG’s natural gas pipeline. In July 2014, USPL contracted with NNG to install approximately 6.5 miles of natural gas pipeline for NNG […]
Jan, 12
2018
We represented Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc. and Oxy Ingleside LPG Pipeline, LLC (Oxy) against NuStar Logistics, LP (NuStar) in a dispute involving four contracts under which NuStar promised to refurbish and reverse flow on an existing pipeline so it could be used to transport liquified propane gas to a new export facility Oxy was building […]
Nov, 01
2017
We represented ERG Resources, Inc. in litigation against Nabors Global Holdings II, Ltd. and Parex Resources, Inc. involving the acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Republic of Colombia. In early 2012, ERG agreed to purchase the stock of Ramshorn International from Nabors for $45 million, which would give ERG ownership of Ramshorn’s […]
Sep, 01
2017
In this case, which was closely watched by the construction industry in Texas and across the country, Gibbs & Bruns recovered more than $37.2 million for its client, Zachry Construction Corporation, after a successful trial and multiple appellate proceedings that established numerous legal principles favorable to Zachry regarding construction law and governmental immunity. Following a […]