Ohio Court Reverses Injection Well Ruling, Says Takings Claim Is ‘Cognizable’

( January 25, 2024, 3:00 PM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Jan. 24 reversed and remanded a lower court and held that a company that disposes of hydraulic fracturing wastewater had stated a legal cognizable interest for a partial taking of its property by a state agency that ordered it to suspend operations at its injection well after it was determined that activity at the well had resulted in earthquakes....