Do you know the difference between a production royalty and shut-in royalty? How long can a shut-in royalty cause your interests to be held by production? What is held by production? How does the Rule of Capture affect your mineral interests? Does West Virginia apply...
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Ancillary Administration of West Virginia Real Property and Mineral Interests
Prior to 2019, when an out-of-state resident died owning real estate interests in West Virginia, no matter the size, even small fractional mineral interests, the deceased’s estate was required to go through an entire ancillary (meaning a subordinate or supplemental)...
Motorcycle Crash Causation – Who is at Fault?
In February 2019, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, published a study, “The Motorcycle Crash Causation Study” which examined data from Orange County, California, 351 motorcycle crashes, 82 of which were single vehicle crashes and...
West Virginia Federal Court Clears The Way For Transgender Surgical Needs
On August 2, 2022, West Virginia Federal District Court Judge Robert Chambers struck down as unconstitutional a West Virginia Medicaid policy, which had been in place since 2004, because it discriminated on the basis of sex and transgender status. Specifically, the...
Camp Lejeune Claims For Injuries Associated With Water Consumption Or Exposure
The Camp Lejuene Justice Act of 2021 was enacted on March 26, 2021, to provide recovery for individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for certain acts or omissions by the United States. Under the Act, any individual (including...