Fracking Company: Mineral Rights Plaintiffs’ Case Fails; Lease Ownership Not Shown

(April 16, 2024, 1:09 PM EDT) -- CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A hydraulic fracturing company has filed a reply brief in West Virginia federal court arguing that a mineral rights class case brought against it should be dismissed because the plaintiffs fail to rebut the company’s cited authority that requires the plaintiffs to establish a chain of title evidencing their ownership in the leases that were allegedly breached....