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SWEET LAKE LAND & OIL v. OLEUM OPERATING

21-169.

354 So.3d 740 (2022)

The SWEET LAKE LAND AND OIL COMPANY, LLC v. OLEUM OPERATING COMPANY, L.C., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 7, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy E. Wall , Paul E. Bullington , Jonathan R. Cook , Sara M. Lewis , Wall, Bullington & Cook, LLC, 540 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Harahan, Louisiana 70123, (504) 736-0347, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE: The Sweet Lake Land and Oil Company, LLC.

Alan J. Berteau , R. Benn Vincent, Jr. , Matthew B. Smith , Hattie V. Guidry , James Patrick Dore , Kean Miller, LLP, Post Office Box 3513, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821, (225) 387-0999, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS: Sohio Petroleum Company, BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., BP Products North America, Inc.

Kelly B. Becker , Trinity A. Morale , Liskow & Lewis, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000, New Orleans, Louisiana 70139, (504) 581-7979, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS: Sohio Petroleum Company, BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., BP Products North America, Inc.

Paul Matthew Jones , Brian W. Capell , Liskow & Lewis, Post Office Box 52008, Lafayette, Louisiana 70505, (337) 232-7424, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: AKSM, L.C., Oleum Operating Company, L.C.

Thomas E. Balhoff , Judith R. E. Atkinson , Carlton Jones, III , Roedell Parsons Koch Blache Balhoff & McCollister, 8440 Jefferson Hwy. Suite 301, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809-7652, (225) 929-7033, HEARING OFFICERS FOR: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.

Guillermo A. Iturralde , Hearing Officer, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of General Counsel, Post Office Box 94396, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804, (225) 342-2710.

F. Jonathan Rice , John W. Adams , Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Post Office Box 94275, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804.

Court composed of Elizabeth A. Pickett, John E. Conery, and Candyce G. Perret, Judges.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

As discussed at length in this panel's initial consideration of this matter, Plaintiff Sweet Lake Land and Oil Company, LLC (Sweet Lake) filed this legacy oilfield litigation matter against British Petroleum corporate entities (BP) along with various other oilfield operators in 2010. See Sweet...

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