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OLIVA GIBBS LLP ADDS SENIOR ATTORNEY, EXPANDS TO NEW SPACE IN OKLAHOMA
November 2022 - Oliva Gibbs is pleased to announce the addition of Senior Lawyer, Gregory Harjo, in Oklahoma City and our move into expanded ...
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Washed Out: Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals Addresses Enforceability of “Anti-Washout” Provisions
November 2022 — The Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals recently held that the “anti-washout” provision found in various assignments of overriding royalty interests was ...
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Rethinking Renewables Development – The Land Department Podcast
October 2022 — Brad Gibbs discusses renewables development with Brent Broussard on The Land Department Podcast.
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Haunting Your Ex From Beyond the Grave: Post-Divorce Partition and the Johnson Decision
October 2022 — In Johnson v. Dunham, The Eastland Court of Appeals was tasked with determining whether a mineral interest, which was neither ...
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OLIVA GIBBS LLP OPENS LOUISIANA OFFICE, WELCOMES KATE BAILEY LABUE
September 2022 — Oliva Gibbs is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Lafayette, Louisiana, and the addition of Kate Labue. Kate ...
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Superior Court of Pennsylvania Clarifies the Difference Between an “Exception” and a “Reservation” in the Context of an Oil and Gas Clause
September 2022 - In Hunnell v. Krawczewicz, 2022 PA Super 166, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania discussed the difference between an “exception” and a “reservation” ...
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Dormant Mineral Act – “Ignorance of a Mineral Owner’s Last Known Location is No Excuse”
August 2022 — In Fonzi v. Brown, the Supreme Court of Ohio consolidated and examined two cases to determine whether the surface owners of two adjoining parcels ...
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OLIVA GIBBS LLP ADDS SEVEN LAWYERS IN LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
August 2022 — Oliva Gibbs is pleased to announce the addition of seven lawyers across three states. The group includes the firm’s first attorneys resident ...
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Siltstone Res., L.L.C. v. Ohio Pub Works Comm’n: The Effect of Deed Restrictions on Mineral Right
July 2022 - In Siltstone Res., L.L.C. v. Ohio Pub Works Comm’n, 2022-Ohio-483, the Ohio Supreme Court examined whether the lease and transfer of subsurface ...
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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered(?) – The North Dakota Supreme Court Examines Two Classic Conveyancing Doctrines in Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. v. EOG Res., Inc.
November 2022 - The Supreme Court of North Dakota reviews two fundamental aspects of real property conveyancing: the doctrines of “delivery” and “actual notice” in ...
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OLIVA GIBBS LLP ANNOUNCES PROMOTION OF D. BRADLEY GIBBS, FIRM NAME CHANGE
July 2022 — Oliva Gibbs is pleased to announce the addition of partner, D. Bradley Gibbs, as a name partner of the firm, which has ...
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Ohio Appellate Court Holds that Production Under a Backdated Lease Does Not Preclude Abandonment of Severed Mineral Interests by the Surface Owner Under the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act
July 2022 - In Stalder v. Gatchell, No. 20 MO 0010, 2022-Ohio-1325, the Seventh District Court of Appeals addresses abandonment, quiet title, Ohio's Dormant Mineral ...
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Interpreting Wills: Gleaning Intent from Ambiguous Provisions
May 2022 — The Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District, recently addressed an issue of will interpretation. Prather v. Callon Petroleum Operating Co., tackles ...
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The Ohio Supreme Court Classifies Unaccrued Royalties as Real Property and Further Clarifies the Distinction Between a Reservation and an Exception
July 2022 - The Supreme Court of Ohio faced two major issues around inheritance in Peppertree Farms, L.L.C. v. Thonen, 2022-Ohio-395, and Peppertree Farms, L.L.C. ...
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Oliva Gibbs Advises Silver Hill Energy Partners III, LP On Haynesville Acquisition
May 2022 — Oliva Gibbs advised client Silver Hill Energy Partners III, LP in connection with the purchase of Haynesville assets from Pine Wave Energy ...
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An Update on the Requirements for Deducting Post-Production Costs from Royalty Payments in West Virginia
July 2022 - In SWN Prod. Co. v. Kellam, No. 21-0729, 2022 W. Va. LEXIS 461, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals addressed whether ...
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