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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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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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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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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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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In a recent decision, Harper v. Muskingum Watershed Conservancy Dist., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a qui tam...
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