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Tenth Circuit reverses $13 million jury verdict against BP America

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 20, 2012

On Wednesday, the Tenth Circuit, in Abraham v. BP America Production Company, reversed a $13 million jury verdict against the defendant in a royalty dispute because irrelevant and prejudicial evidence was admitted.  The decision, by Judge Paul Kelly, contains an important reminder … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeals confirms that deemed denied provision in statute is no longer valid.

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 10, 2012

In the past, New Mexico’s rules governing post-judgment motions contained many “deemed denied” provisions.  For example, if a post-judgment motion were timely filed, and the district court did not act on the motion within 30 days, the motion was deemed … Continue reading →

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