Sarah Casey

Successfully defended a natural gas pipeline company in a legacy lawsuit alleging millions of dollars in contamination to property located in south Louisiana, with the defendant arguing that none of the constituents alleged to have contaminated the property could have originated from the defendant's operations. The court dismissed the company from the suit in one of the first instances after legislature enacted amendments to governing statute permitting dismissals after pretrial evidentiary hearing.

Obtained a favorable ruling on behalf of an energy corporation from the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, affirming the state court's holding after a trial that depth limitation language in a $260 million mineral purchase agreement was unambiguous and that the corporation was the rightful owner of the oil, gas and minerals at issue, with the case demanding a detailed analysis of contract law, as well as an understanding of the complexities of geologic formations and correlative oil and gas well markers.

Won summary judgment in favor of an energy company in a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs claimed that the company was liable for millions in lost leasing opportunity damages because it leased minerals from a co-defendant that plaintiffs argued were owned by them.

Won multiple summary judgments in favor of railroad company in crossing accident lawsuits brought by plaintiffs alleging negligent operation and failure to warn.

Successfully defended a national bank against claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, winning a motion for judgment on partial findings of fact after the plaintiff rested her case at the bench trial.