Judge Says Fracking Royalty Case Is Valid Based On 10-Year Prescriptive Period

Mealey's (May 19, 2022, 1:39 PM EDT) -- SHREVEPORT, La. — A federal judge in Louisiana on May 17 denied a motion to dismiss a hydraulic fracturing royalty case, ruling that the plaintiff had filed its case within the 10-year prescriptive period for such claims and, therefore, it was valid....