EQT Appeals $40M WV Royalty Lawsuit to 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

As we reported a month ago, a group of West Virginia landowners/rights owners filed a claim against EQT alleging the company had allowed leases to lapse, then at a later date reentered their property and drilled new wells (see Federal Judge Allows EQT Trespass Lawsuit in WV to Advance). The federal judge in the case, U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin, rejected EQT's motion to dismiss and is allowing the case to advance. EQT is now appealing his decision to let it play out to the next level up, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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