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Lawsuits Over “Fraudulent” Oil & Gas Leases Often Lack Merit

Posted in Contracts and Leases, Other Articles, Real Estate, Regulatory, Shale

The Ohio shale boom started slowly when a few small companies quietly began acquiring mineral leases for as little as $25 per acre.  This soon gave way to a full blown land rush in the fall of 2010.  But as lease prices skyrocketed through the Fall of 2011, disillusioned lessors who signed before the peak… Continue Reading