Oil Companies Ask High Court To Decide Jurisdiction Issue Over WWII Gas Production

Mealey's (February 10, 2023, 4:09 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of oil companies that operated in Louisiana during World War II have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether they were simply complying with federal regulations or were “acting under” federal officers to a degree that satisfies federal officer jurisdiction to remove state environmental law claims raised by several Louisiana parishes to federal court....