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On August 3, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated another municipal zoning decision favorable to oil and gas development....


Tags: Municipal Ordinances, Municipal Zoning, Oil and Gas, Energy,

In Browne v. Artex Oil Co., Case No. 17 CA 20, the Fifth District recently determined that an action to declare an oil and gas...


Tags: Ohio, Leases, Oil and Gas, Energy,

On June 13, 2018, a federal district court rejected a takings challenge to a unit order issued by the Ohio Division of Oil and...


Tags: Unitization, Ohio, Pooling, Oil and Gas,

A newly filed collective action in Ohio federal court against an oil and gas company highlights the importance of wage-hour law...


Tags: Oil and Gas, wage-hour law, Energy, FLSA

On June 1, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 decision, held that, without first establishing a sufficient...


Tags: Zoning, Oil and Gas, Energy, Pennsylvania

In Browne v. Artex (May 31, 2018), Ohio’s Fifth District Court of Appeals held that a claim that an oil and gas lease expired for...


Tags: Ohio, Leases, Oil and Gas, Energy,

Supreme Court of Ohio Rules Youngstown Anti-Fracking Measure Must Be Placed on the May 2018 Ballot

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled yesterday that the Mahoning County Board of Elections must place a proposed city charter...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Hydraulic Fracturing, Ohio, Water,

Today, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management invited comments on a draft rule...


Tags: Ohio, Oil and Gas, Energy, Utica

Recently, in Shilts v. Beardmore (2018-Ohio-863), the Seventh District Court of Appeals analyzed whether a surface owner complied...


Tags: 'Utica Shale', Ohio, "2006 DMA", Dormant Mineral Act,

On February 28, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio announced that it has accepted an appeal of Blackstone v. Moore (2017-Ohio-1639). 


Tags: OMTA, Ohio Marketable Title Act, Ohio, MTA,

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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.