The West Virginia Supreme Court recently sided with Antero Resources Corp. in a case brought against the company by Harrison County landowners, according to the Charleston Gazette-Mail.
The court upheld a lower court ruling that threw out a collection of lawsuits that argued Antero’s operations in the Cherry Camp area had created a nuisance. Furthermore, the court decision did not include any new points of law setting precedent for future cases.
Although the decision is the second one issued by the court this month on major disputes between surface landowners and natural gas companies, the court has left the door open for residents to use the courts to limit the effects of West Virginia’s growing natural gas industry in the future.
Learn more: Charleston Gazette-Mail > Court rules with Antero, but doesn’t set new standards for gas drilling
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