Fracking Operator: Claims Fail, Relief Cannot Be Granted Under Mineral Contracts

(April 7, 2023, 12:58 PM EDT) -- CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A hydraulic fracturing operator filed a motion and brief in West Virginia federal court seeking partial dismissal of an amended complaint in a mineral rights dispute, arguing that the plaintiffs have not alleged that relief can be granted on a breach of contract claim based on any of the contracts held by the individual mineral rights owners....