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On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a final decision in Ohio v. EPA and granted the stay of a USEPA plan designed to...
Tags: Clean Air Act, Ohio, EPA, U.S. Supreme Court
As operators continue to develop the Utica shale in Ohio, they will likely encounter unique title issues that they have not seen...
Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Deed Interpretation, Railroad,
The 7th District Court of Appeals in Ohio recently addressed what elements a co-tenant must satisfy to adversely possess a...
Tags: Co-Tenants, Cotenancy, Ohio, Minerals,
In a recent mandamus action, the Supreme Court of Ohio had the opportunity to construe Ohio's saltwater injection well permitting...
Tags: Saltwater, 'Utica Shale', Permit, Ohio,
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing (the "Division"), recently informed Ohio’s...
Tags: Ohio, Landman, Oil and Gas, Land Profesionals,
On September 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that fact issues prevented a lower court from granting summary judgment to...
Tags: Injection, Ohio, UIC, Oil and Gas,
On June 1, 2020, the Seventh District Court of Appeals once again addressed the level of diligence required to identify holders...
Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, "2006 DMA", Dormant Mineral Act,
Recently, in Peppertree Farms v. Thonen, 2020-Ohio-3043, Ohio's Fifth Appellate District considered whether certain ancient...
Tags: Exceptions, 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Oil and Gas,
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, recently reached out to Ohio's "land...
Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, Land Professionals, Landman,
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently ruled that a certain group of landowners were not entitled to...
Tags: Tolling, Ohio, Statute of Limitation, Oil and Gas,
You can expect to find news and breaking legal developments involving the crude oil and natural gas industries, alternative and renewable energy resources, and the latest environmental issues.
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