Fracking Companies: Stay Of Lease Dispute Case Would Deny Due Process Rights

Mealey's (April 7, 2020, 12:58 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of hydraulic fracturing companies on April 3 filed a brief in Ohio federal court contending that it would be a “basic and impermissible denial” of their due process rights if the court were to grant a stay in a lawsuit between the companies and leaseholders while a related case is resolved in a state court trial (Tera II LLC v. Rice Drilling D LLC, No. 19-2221, S.D. Ohio)....