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By Mark Hylton On March 24, 2022

Supreme Court of Ohio Further Solidifies Position Regarding Level of Diligence Required Under the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act

On March 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio once again addressed the level of diligence a surface owner must exercise in...

By Mark Hylton On March 16, 2022

On March 10, 2022, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio rejected the claim that the subject oil and...

By Mark Hylton On March 17, 2021

On March 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio expanded upon its prior decision in Blackstone v. Moore, 2018-Ohio-4959, holding...

By Mark Hylton On December 21, 2020

On December 17, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio addressed the surface owner's due diligence obligations under the 2006 version of...

By Mark Hylton On December 18, 2020

On December 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the Ohio Marketable Title Act applies to severed mineral interests...

By Mark Hylton On October 8, 2020

The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, recently reached out to Ohio's "land...

By Mark Hylton On October 4, 2020

On September 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio accepted appeals from the Fifth District Court of Appeals’ decisions in ...