MIECO, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
FILED June 16, 2024.
FILED June 16, 2024.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Creighton Magid (argued), Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Washington, DC, James Brian Vanderwoude, Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Thomas M. Melsheimer, Chase Johnson Cooper, Christopher R.J. Pace (argued), Thomas Bernard Walsh, IV, Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.
Tyler Bass Talbert, Scanes Yelverton Talbert, L.L.P., Waco, TX, for Amici Curiae Clayton Energy, Incorporated, United Energy Trading, L.L.C.
John Franklin Bash, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Amici Curiae Koch Energy Services, L.L.C., Emera Energy Services, Incorporated, Mercuria Group, Vitol Incorporated, Trailstone Energy Marketing, L.L.C., Centerpoint Energy, Incorporated, Texas Competitive Power Advocates.
Joseph A. Schremmer, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, for Amicus Curiae Joseph A. Schremmer.
Lauren Valkenaar, Attorney, Valkenaar, P.L.L.C., San Antonio, TX, for Amicus Curiae CPS Energy.
David E. Keltner, Esq., Jacob Dekeratry, Caitlyn Hubbard, Kelly, Hart & Hallman, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Oil and Gas Association.
Ryan D. Clinton, Davis, Gerald & Cremer, P.C., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Permian Basin Petroleum Association.
Mark R. Trachtenberg, Ryan Philip Pitts, Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Marathon Oil Corporation.
David Watkin Jones, Esq., Beck Redden, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Amicus Curiae Targa Gas Marketing, L.L.C.
Before Stewart, Duncan, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
Stuart Kyle Duncan, Circuit Judge:
Pioneer Natural Resources contracted to sell natural gas to MIECO. During Winter Storm Uri in 2021, Pioneer invoked the contract's force majeure clause to excuse its failure to deliver agreed-upon amounts of gas. MIECO sued for damages. The federal district court granted Pioneer summary judgment, ruling that Pioneer...
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