U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Zehentbauer Family Land, LP v. Chesapeake Exploration, L. L.C.
Panel
The judges who heard this appeal.
- Senior Judge Ronald Lee Gilman
- Senior Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch
- Judge John Baylor Nalbandian
Case history
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Aug. 15, 2019decided Decision issued in Zehentbauer Family Land, LP v. Chesapeake Exploration, L. L.C.
Opinions and writings
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. This appeal concerns oil and gas leases in Ohio's Utica Shale Formation. The defendants are exploration and production companies that have contracted with landowners to drill for oil and gas on the leased properties, and the plaintiffs are a putative class of such landowners. Between 2010 and 2012, the plaintiffs and the defendants entered into hundreds…