Brooke A. Noble

(Texas Business Court) – Representing oil and gas producer in a dispute involving a “most favored nations” clause in gas gathering agreement

(CA Dist. – Kern Cnty) – Following a more than 2 month trial, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for oil and gas operator against $100 million failure-to-develop and fraud claims brought by non-operating working interest owners under a joint operating agreement

(N.D. W. Va.) – Obtained take nothing judgment on a motion for summary judgment for Marcellus producer in putative class action lawsuit involving novel, highly-technical “well-bashing” claims; successfully obtained denial of class certification and complete exclusion of plaintiff’s expert prior to granting of summary judgment

(Ad hoc Arbitration) – Obtained a take-nothing award in favor of seller in a post-closing arbitration in which buyer sought over $60 million in post-closing adjustments

(AAA Arb.) – Obtained award for all damages sought in favor of steel company in breach of contract action against a former customer

(OH, WV and PA) – Defending oil-and-gas producer against royalty underpayment claims

(5th Cir.), (S.D. Tex.) – Obtained complete dismissal of conversion, civil conspiracy, and breach of fiduciary duty claims under Rule 12(b)(6) brought against trust protector; affirmed on appeal by the Fifth Circuit

(5th Cir.), (S.D. Tex.) – Obtained dismissal of business disparagement claim under Rule 12(b)(2) and summary judgment dismissal of fraud and DTPA claims; affirmed on appeal by the Fifth Circuit

(Tex. Dist. – Nueces Cnty.) – Represented energy company in several wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits arising out of an explosion caused by a line strike; achieved favorable resolution of those lawsuits

(Tex. Dist.—Harris Cnty.) – Represented energy company in multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) action involving 125 lawsuits alleging property damage caused by the construction of pipelines; successfully transferred the lawsuits into a MDL proceeding and obtained dismissal of all lawsuits

(Tex. Dist.) – Represented companies in litigation alleging natural gas price-fixing during Witner Storm Uri; led the briefing efforts that successfully retained the litigation in the previously-established Winter Storm Uri MDL proceeding

(Tex. Dist.—Harris Cnty.) – Representing energy company in various lawsuits arising from natural disaster; successfully transferred lawsuits into a MDL proceeding

(Tex. Dist.—Harris Cnty.) – Defended investment fund in breach of fiduciary duty suit brought by portfolio company

(Colo. Dist. – Denver Cnty.) — Assisted in obtaining a nearly $96 million (net) jury verdict on behalf of oil-and-gas producer against two purchasers of natural gas for breaching long-term contracts to purchase gas; the jury also rejected the purchasers’ force majeure defense and breach of contract claims against our client for approximately $35 million