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Ohio Federal Court Allows Subsurface Trespass Suit To Move Forward

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This is a familiar yet troubling question. Imagine you own 135 acres in Washington County. You have received offers from several oil and gas drillers but have not yet signed a lease. Your neighbor, however, did sign a lease...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2018

Bobby D. Fentress, et al, vs. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al - "This is an Employee Retirement Income Security Act case alleging a breach of fiduciary duties in the management of a defined contribution plan. Defendants'...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Spilman Alert - Breaking Insights: Pennsylvania Superior Court Overturns Rule of Capture for Unconventional Gas Wells

On April 2, 2018, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a decision in Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Company, No. 1351 MDA 2017, reversing a lower court judgment entered in favor of the defendant producer....more

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UK Government Considers Curtailing Trespass Laws in Favour of Fracking

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Following a change to planning laws that was welcomed by developers, government shows signs of promoting shale gas extraction operations in the UK. The UK government has announced that it is reviewing the existing...more

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