Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani Pittsburgh Partner Brian John and Senior Counsel Lauren Oelrich authored "Ohio Supreme Court Confirms Marketable Title Act Extinguishes Oil and Gas Interests," published in the April 2021 edition of the Energy Law Report.
The article discusses the landmark ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court and the implications for the application of the Marketable Title Act (“MTA”) to severed oil and gas interests and how that interplays with the recently enacted Dormant Minerals Act (“DMA”). John and Oelrich provide a history of the MTA and DMA, considerations for operators, landowners, and a look at the future of oil and gas litigation in light of this decision.
The Energy Law Report, published by LexisNexis, is a monthly subscription journal focused on alternative and traditional energy law issues, as well as the critical juncture where energy technologies and the environment intersect.
Brian John is a member of the firm's Energy, Real Estate and Commercial Litigation practice groups. He primarily focuses on counseling multiple energy, oil, gas and mineral-related clients on transaction matters as they relate to high-volume transactions, title issues, opinions and division order title opinions in the Appalachian Basin. He also advises buyers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions.
Lauren Oelrich is a member of the firm’s Energy, Real Estate and Commercial Litigation practice groups. Her practice involves counseling multiple upstream exploration and production companies on high-volume transactional matters in Appalachian Basin, including conducting asset due diligence, preparation of certified title opinions for mineral ownership, coal, railroads, roads, and pipelines, as well as the management and preparation of curative on major property acquisition.
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