(October 28, 2016, 1:18 PM EDT) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — In a land easement dispute, a Pennsylvania federal judge on Oct. 26 granted and denied in part motions to exclude testimony, noting the parties “who know the land and the subject natural gas operations best and who occupy a prime position to appropriately value the contested easements, even if such valuation ultimately requires compromise on both sides” should resolve the dispute rather than a jury (Columbia Gas Transmission LLC v. 101 acres and 41,342 sq. ft more or less in Heidelberg Township, York County, Pa., et al., No. 13-00783; Columbia Gas Transmission LLC v. 1,5561 acres more or less in Heidelberg Township, York County, Pa., et al., No. 13-00785, M.D. Pa.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148053)....