Legal Opinion
Walter R. Beardslee v. Inflection Energy, LLC
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 2015No. 44PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit certified to this Court questions relating to oil and gas leases entered into between various New York landowners and energy companies. The questions arise in the context of the energy companies’ claim that an express force majeure clause in the subject leases was triggered by events beginning in July 2008, when then-Governor Paterson mandated formal public environmental review to address the impact of the combined use of high-volume hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. We hold that the force…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Greenfield v. Philles Records, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Bank of New York v. First Millennium, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Reiss v. Financial Performance Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Kel Kim Corp. v. Central Markets, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Riverside South Planning Corp. v. CRP/Extell Riverside, L.P.New York Court of Appeals · 2009
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Pennington v. Continental Resources, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
- Meehancombs Global Credit Opportunities Master Fund, LP v. Caesars Entertainment Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- Beardslee v. Inflection Energy, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
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