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In Carges LLC v. EnerVest Operating LLC, et al., Case No. 2012 CV 03 0215, the Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas dismissed a lessor’s claim for breach of the lease’s implied covenant to develop.  The subject lease...

In Harding v. Viking Int’l Resources, Case No. 12 OT 259 (C.P.2013), the Washington County Court of Common Pleas ruled that a violation of a provision prohibiting assignment contained within an oil and gas lease rendered...

The Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas has issued its long-awaited decision in the San Allen v. BWC class-action lawsuit.  This case was pursued by a class of Ohio employers to challenge the BWC’s administration of Ohio’s...

On February 21, 2013, the Court of Common Pleas of Tuscarawas County issued an Order Granting Partial Summary Judgment in favor of the surface owner.  The surface owner claimed that the mineral interests had previously been...