On Friday, May 26, 2017, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals released its decision in Patrick D. Leggett, et al. v. EQT...
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On May 19, 2017, the Supreme Court of Texas issued its long-awaited decision in Lightning v. Anadarko (see here for our earlier...
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On May 15, 2017, the Commonwealth Court issued a 2 to 1 decision holding that Sunoco Pipeline has the statutory power of eminent...
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On May 3, 2017, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (the Division) issued...
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On April 18, 2017, U.S. EPA issued a letter in response to petitions submitted by the American Petroleum Institute and other oil...
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For over six years, individuals living in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, have been asserting claims against...
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Deciding an issue of first impression in the state, Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently held that oil and gas...
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In its decision of Snyder Brothers, Inc. v. Public Utility Comm'n, 1175 C.D. 2015 (Mar. 29, 2017), the Commonwealth Court was...
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Following up on its recent decision in M&H P’Ship v. Hines, Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals has offered further guidance...
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The White House issued a permit today approving Keystone XL, “bringing the mammoth oil pipeline a step closer to fruition more...
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