Judge: Contract Claim Against Fracking Company Stands; Drainage Issue Not Valid

Mealey's (May 25, 2018, 3:25 PM EDT) -- MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia on May 23 partially granted and partially denied a hydraulic fracturing company’s motion to dismiss an oil and gas lease dispute, concluding that a leaseholder couple had valid breach of contract claims but did not have a claim for breach of the implied duty to protect against drainage (Janet C. Packard, et al. v. Antero Resources Corporation, No. 18-04, N.D. W.Va.; 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86520)....