McCarn, Weir, & Sherwood Attorneys at Law

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Real Estate Law

Settlement of a national lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for allegedly conspiring to maintain high commission rates for agents. Aims to give home buyers more leverage to negotiate fees and could change how Americans buy and sell homes.

Oil and Gas Law

Appellate court affirmed that a mineral owner was not required to share lease bonus because the mineral owner only leased his interest, and the 'Provisional Authority' clause was not assignable. (Geary v. Two Bow Ranch Ltd., P’ship, No. 04-18-00610-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 552 (Tex. App.-San Antonio Jan. 22, 2020, pet. denied))

Oil and Gas Law

Texas Supreme Court held that an assignment of an overriding royalty interest conveyed the entire override and was not limited to the well that was described, reversing the court of appeals. (Piranha Partners v. Neuhoff, 596 S.W.3d 740 (Tex. 2020))

Oil and Gas Law, Real Estate Law

Appellate court reversed a probate court's summary judgment, holding that a blanket easement permitting multiple pipelines authorized the holder to build across multiple paths, not just one fixed path. (Atmos Energy Corp. v. Paul, 598 S.W.3d 431 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2020, no pet.))

Oil and Gas Litigation

Represented the prevailing party in a Supreme Court of Texas case widely regarded as one of the ten most significant oil and gas cases decided by Texas appellate courts. (Judice v. Mewbourne Oil Co., 939 S.W.2d 133 (Tex. 1997))

Oil and Gas Litigation

Represented the prevailing party in the first Texas appellate case to apply the doctrine of quasi-estoppel to the receipt of royalties from a pooled gas unit. (Cambridge Oil Co. v. Geodyne Nominee Corp., 785 S.W.2d 384 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1990, writ denied))