Statute Of Limitations Bars Fracking Lease Dispute, Federal Agencies Argue

Mealey's (November 28, 2016, 2:10 PM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — Federal agencies sued by the trustee of an irrevocable trust concerning a dispute over hydraulic fracturing leases on Nov. 23 moved in Oklahoma federal court for dismissal of the lawsuit on grounds that it is barred by a statute of limitations (Lyman Gilbert Lenker, Trustee of the Virginia Lenker Irrevocable Trust v. Sally Jewell, et al., No. 16-cv-532, N.D. Okla.)....