Judge:  Some Contract Claims Against Fracking Company Viable In Royalty Dispute

(April 9, 2021, 9:39 AM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on March 23 dismissed breach of contract claims against a hydraulic fracturing company and partially dismissed similar claims against a second company, ruling that the question of whether royalty lease payments were owed by the second operator depended on whether specific contracts had expired....