Mealey's (October 5, 2022, 2:35 PM EDT) -- WHEELING, W.Va. — A hydraulic fracturing operator has moved in West Virginia federal court to dismiss a putative class action by landowners who sued over abandoned wells, arguing that the lawsuit defies state statutes and fails to state a claim. It also contends that state regulatory officials have told the company that it has no current duty to plug the wells in question....