Mineral Rights Company Says Trespass Case Against Drilling Operator Is Valid

Mealey's (July 13, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — On July 1, a mineral rights purchasing company filed a brief in Ohio federal court arguing that it should not dismiss the company’s trespassing case against a drilling operator because the complaint’s allegations of physical invasion are sufficient under Ohio’s notice pleading standard and “the legal fictions underlying pooled units” in Ohio law....