Sinclair Wyoming Refining v. A & B Builders

Docket Number19-8042
Decision Date22 February 2021
In 2013, a refinery unit (“Unit”) at the Sinclair Wyoming Refinery Co. (“Sinclair”) in Sinclair, Wyoming caught fire and exploded because its “FV-241” control valve fractured and released flammable hydrogen gas. A high temperature hydrogen attack (“HTHA”) weakened the valve and caused the fracture. FV-241 was made from carbon steel, which was more susceptible to HTHA than stainless steel. Sinclair had purchased the Unit in 2004. Sinclair moved the Unit from California to Wyoming and converted...

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    ...motive, failure to cure deficiencies by amendments previously allowed, or futility of amendment." Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co. v. A & B Builders, Ltd., 989 F.3d 747, 777 (10th Cir. 2021) (quoting Bylin v. Billings, 568 F.3d 1224, 1229 (10th Cir. 2009) ). See Castleglen, Inc. v. Resolution ......
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    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Tenth Circuit
    • August 10, 2021
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    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Tenth Circuit
    • July 27, 2021
    ...has instructed courts to give ‘no precedential effect’ to such ‘drive-by jurisdictional rulings.’ " Sinclair Wyo. Refin. Co. v. A&B Builders, Ltd. , 989 F.3d 747, 782 n.26 (10th Cir. 2021) (quoting Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Env't , 523 U.S. 83, 91, 118 S.Ct. 1003, 140 L.Ed.2d 210 (......
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