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Hoggs Get Slaughtered: Interpreting an Assignment of “Leases” Versus “Lands” in the Blackbeard Decision

November 2022 — The El Paso Court of Appeals was recently tasked with interpreting whether the granting language in an assignment was broad enough to cover a lease that was not specifically named in the exhibit.

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 not binding on the assignees of the original lessee after the underlying leases had expired...

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 in Louisiana – expanding transactional, title and regulatory services for clients with business interests in that state.