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U.S. District Court Finds No Evidence of Continuing Trespass and Holds Permanent Trespass Claim is Barred by Statute of...

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In Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Co. (Briggs II), the Middle District of Pennsylvania directed summary judgment to Southwestern Energy (SWN) and dismissed the plaintiffs' claims of trespass and conversion. The...more

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Will the Ohio Supreme Court Clear up the Muddy Waters of the DMA?

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Within the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (hereinafter, “DMA”), there is often a question of the diligence a surface owner should employ when seeking the mineral owner to declare the mineral interest abandoned. The oft-cited case...more

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Pennsylvania Says No Trespass by Fracking – the Dissent

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The concurrence and dissent in Briggs et al v. Southwestern Energy Production Company appears to be of little help to property owners complaining of trespass by fracking where there is no invasion of frack fluids on to the...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says No Trespass by Fracking

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Herein, highlights from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Briggs, et al. v. Southwestern Energy Production Company. The rule of capture applies to oil and gas produced from wells completed using hydraulic fracturing and...more

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