Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently interpreted the term “holder” under the 2006 version of the Ohio Dormant...
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Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals recently held that landmen are subject to the requirements of R.C. Chapter 4735...
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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral arguments in Bohlen v. Anadarko. The Bohlens entered into a lease with...
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On January 25, 2017, the Sixth Circuit granted a motion to hold in abeyance litigation regarding U.S. EPA's rule defining "waters...
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Today, in its Order List, the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari in Jon D. Walker, Jr. v. Patricia J....
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On January 11, 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service") published a final rule listing the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee...
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In May of 2016, environmental groups sued the U.S. E.P.A., alleging that the agency failed to review and revise its regulations...
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Ohio producers will soon be able to transport more natural gas out of the state. In a recent article, the U.S. Energy Information...
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In a recent decision, Harper v. Muskingum Watershed Conservancy Dist., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a qui tam...
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On November 2nd, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued its decision in Lutz v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. In its opinion, the Court...
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