Favorable Ruling for Energy Companies in Oilfield Dispute

BPX, Zurich American, and others sued Cameron International Corporation in Oklahoma state court for more than $65 million in connection with work that Cameron performed on an oil and gas well in DeWitt County, Texas. Cameron removed the case to federal court, even though Cameron and BPX were both citizens of Texas, claiming that BPX had been fraudulently joined as a plaintiff in an improper attempt to destroy diversity jurisdiction. BPX and Zurich American filed a Motion to Remand arguing, among other things, that the doctrine of fraudulent joinder did not apply to plaintiffs like BPX and Zurich American. The Honorable Charles B. Goodwin of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma agreed with BPX and Zurich American, noting the “pragmatic reasons to limit application of the fraudulent joinder doctrine to defendants and the absence of Tenth Circuit authority concluding that extension of the doctrine to plaintiffs is appropriate.” Therefore, Judge Goodwin concluded that federal jurisdiction did not exist and remanded the lawsuit back to Oklahoma state court.

By |2024-08-23T15:15:33-05:00October 6th, 2023|Comments Off on Favorable Ruling for Energy Companies in Oilfield Dispute

GableGotwals Highlighted in 405 Magazine’s Top Attorneys

Congratulations to the GableGotwals’ attorneys recently recognized in the 2023 Top Attorneys guide by 405 Magazine. This is the Firm’s fourth consecutive year to appear in the review, and nineteen attorneys were highlighted in 11 practice areas.

By |2024-01-12T13:58:37-06:00June 13th, 2023|Comments Off on GableGotwals Highlighted in 405 Magazine’s Top Attorneys

GableGotwals’ Litigation and Labor & Employment Teams Recognized by Benchmark Litigation 2022

Benchmark Litigation, a guide that provides analysis of commercial and financial litigators and law firms in the United States, named GableGotwals as a "highly recommended" law firm for Litigation and the Firm's Labor & Employment team was also "recommended." In addition, 14 GableGotwals attorney were recognized.

By |2026-06-08T16:52:08-05:00October 3rd, 2022|Comments Off on GableGotwals’ Litigation and Labor & Employment Teams Recognized by Benchmark Litigation 2022
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