Belmont County, OH Landowner Wins $40M Trespass Case Against EQT

July 14, 2021December 22, 2021

A relatively short jury trial last week in a Belmont County, OH court resulted in a quick, three-and-a-half-hour decision in favor of a landowner against Rice Drilling (now EQT) and Gulfport Energy in a trespass case. The jury awarded the landowner, Tera LLC (owned by Thomas Shaw), a $40 million judgment. It's believed to be the single largest jury award in Belmont County history.

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