On December 17, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio addressed the surface owner’s due diligence obligations under the 2006 version of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act. See Gerrity v. Chervenak, Slip Opinion No. 2020-Ohio-6705. Read more about that decision in
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Supreme Court of Ohio Rules on Applicability of Ohio Marketable Title Act to Severed Mineral Interests
On December 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the Ohio Marketable Title Act applies to severed mineral interests despite the enactment of the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act. See West v. Bode, 2020-Ohio-5473. Read more about that decision in…
Supreme Court of Ohio Construe’s State’s Saltwater Injection Well Permitting Scheme
In a recent mandamus action, the Supreme Court of Ohio had the opportunity to construe Ohio’s saltwater injection well permitting scheme. See State ex rel. Omni Energy Group, L.L.C. v. Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Oil & Gas…
Registration Renewal Update for Ohio’s Land Professionals
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing (the “Division”), recently informed Ohio’s “land professionals” (i.e., oil and gas landmen registered with the Division) that their current registrations remain valid until July 1, 2021 pursuant to…
U.S EPA Publishes Final Rule Overturning ‘Once In, Always In’ Policy for Major Sources of HAPs
This post is an update to our October 2, 2020 blog post regarding U.S EPA’s final rule overturning U.S. EPA’s ‘Once In, Always In’ policy for major sources of hazardous air pollutants. Notably, the final rule was published in the…
COVID-19-Related Situations Supporting Mail-Ballot Union Elections
As this blog previously discussed, the NLRB resumed union elections in April of this year after taking a short COVID-19-related hiatus in March. Thereafter, the NLRB’s General Counsel provided suggested safety protocols for conducting in-person manual elections. Now, the NLRB…
Upcoming Deadline for Renewal of Ohio Land Professional Registrations
The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, recently reached out to Ohio’s “land professionals” (i.e., oil and gas landmen registered with the Division) concerning the renewal of their registrations. Pursuant to House Bill 197, land…
Supreme Court of Ohio Accepts Appeals from Fifth and Seventh District Courts of Appeals in Oil and Gas Title Cases
On September 29, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio accepted appeals from the Fifth District Court of Appeals’ decisions in Peppertree Farms, L.L.C. v. Thonen, Case No. 2020-Ohio-3042, and Peppertree Farms, L.L.C. v. Thonen, Case No. 2020-Ohio-3043, as well as…
U.S. EPA Issues Final Rule Overturning ‘Once In, Always In’ Policy for Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants
This post provides an important update to our January 2018 Client Alert regarding U.S. EPA’s ‘Once In, Always In’ policy for major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). On October 1, 2020, U.S. EPA issued a final rule amending the…
Supreme Court of Ohio Sides with Injection-Well Operator in Takings Case
On September 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that fact issues prevented a lower court from granting summary judgment to the State of Ohio on a takings claim involving the indefinite suspension of a Trumbull County injection well. See…