Mealey's (June 16, 2015, 2:15 PM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A magistrate judge’s recommendation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to deny summary judgment in a natural gas lease dispute was adopted April 16, 2014, by the presiding judge over the objection of the defendants, who are accused of allowing the disputed lease to expire (Rugh A. Mason, et uxor v. Range Resources-Appalachia, et al., No. 12-369, W.D. Pa.; 2-14 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53195).

(Order available. Document #15-140506-031R.)

Rugh and Sherry Mason sued Range Resources-Appalachia and NiSource Energy Ventures...