( November 19, 2025, 1:39 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — An energy company has filed a second amended complaint in California state court seeking a writ of mandate for declaratory and injunctive relief and inverse condemnation related to a state law that calls for the identification and plugging of low-production oil wells, contending that the law imposes monetary penalties that are not tied to any harm allegedly caused by the operation of specific wells and sets up a conflict with federal law. The second amended complaint also asserts a claim under the California Tort Claims Act (CTCA)....