Fracking Company: Residents’ Lease Dispute Case Should Be Dismissed

Mealey's (June 18, 2015, 10:44 AM EDT) -- ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — One of the hydraulic fracturing companies being sued by Ohio landowners who dispute the legal status of the oil and gas rights that are covered by the lease entered into between the fracking company and the landowners’ parents on May 6 filed a brief in Ohio federal court, arguing that the case should be dismissed because there is no justiciable controversy between the company and the residents (Jeffrey C. Ware, et al v. Chesapeake Exploration LLC, et al., No. 15-00626, S.D. Ohio)....

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