Magistrate: Fracking Operators Must Produce Documents In Royalty Dispute

(December 20, 2023, 11:14 AM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal magistrate judge in Ohio has granted leaseholders’ motion to compel hydraulic fracturing companies to produce documents in a long-running royalty dispute, ruling that the leaseholders’ requests were “technically timely” and that the information sought is “relevant to damages” and is not unduly burdensome for the fracking companies to produce....