Judge Upholds Mineral Contract Verdict Against Fracking Company

Mealey's (September 3, 2019, 2:13 PM EDT) -- CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia on Aug. 29 denied a hydraulic fracturing company’s motion to alter a judgment issued by a jury in favor of a leaseholder couple that alleged breach of contract, but stayed the execution of the judgment pending a recalculation of prejudgment interest (Arnold K. Richards, et al. v. EQT Production Company, No. 17-50, N.D. W.Va., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147332)....