With No Ruling On The Merits In Mineral Rights Suit, Fee Requests Denied

Mealey's (May 7, 2018, 1:04 PM EDT) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 3 declined to award attorney fees to three oil and gas companies for a ruling against two Oklahoma property owners who challenged the U.S. government’s approval of drilling leases on an Indian reservation, saying the companies were not prevailing parties because the decision was on jurisdiction, not the merits of the case (Martha Donelson, et al. v. United States of America, et al., No. 16-5174, 10th Cir.)....