McEvoy et al v. Diversified Energy Company PLC et al

  1. February 07, 2023

    W.Va. Landowners Fight Energy Co. EQT's Bid To DQ Attys

    A proposed class of West Virginia landowners slammed EQT Corp.'s bid to disqualify their counsel from their suit accusing it and another energy company of abandoning natural gas wells, arguing that the company failed to prove a former employee shared privileged or confidential information with them when assisting in preparation for the suit.

  2. February 01, 2023

    Former EQT Atty Rips 'Vague' DQ Bid In Abandoned-Well Suit

    An attorney who previously worked for EQT Corp. and is now representing West Virginia landowners in a suit alleging the company abandoned natural gas wells has responded to a demand he be booted from the case, saying any knowledge he had of the company was general and attorneys he worked with most closely have since departed.

  3. January 24, 2023

    EQT Says Ex-Worker's Help Should DQ Plaintiffs' Law Firms

    Natural gas producer EQT Corp. claims a former employee has aided a proposed class action's counsel by providing insider information over the company's abandoned wells, marking another reason to disqualify the plaintiffs' law firms from the West Virginia federal litigation.

  4. January 17, 2023

    EQT Wants Landowners' Attys DQ'd In Unplugged Wells Suit

    Natural gas producer EQT urged a West Virginia federal court to disqualify the lawyers representing landowners in a suit alleging the energy giant abandoned its unplugged gas wells, saying one of the plaintiffs' attorneys has represented the company in past cases and has a conflict of interest.

  5. September 30, 2022

    Energy Cos. Pin Duty On W.Va. In Unplugged Wells Suit

    Two major energy companies argued that they aren't responsible for plugging allegedly abandoned gas wells that a proposed class of landowners say are burdening their properties, urging the West Virginia federal court to throw the claims out for being at odds with state law.

  6. July 11, 2022

    W.Va. Landowners Sue Gas Cos. Over 'Abandoned' Wells

    A proposed class of West Virginia landowners accused two major gas companies of burdening their properties with wells they say are abandoned under state law and must be plugged to reduce methane emissions.

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