Judge Denies Company’s Motion To Compel Documents In Abandoned Wells Dispute

( December 8, 2023, 3:29 PM EST) -- WHEELING, W.Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia has denied a motion to compel production of documents related to landowners’ claims in an abandoned wells dispute, ruling that the requests in the motion are “not relevant to any of the issues in the case, are not proportional to the needs of the case,” and taking the time to respond to the discovery requests would place an undue burden on the party producing the documents....