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Vol. 20, No. 16 Week of April 19, 2015
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Court rules on force majeure in New York case

Fracking ban in Empire State found insufficient to hold leases past primary term; such litigation will spread as low prices linger

Jannelle Steger Combs

For Petroleum News Bakken

On March 31, the New York Court of Appeals decided a case that could be used for defining force majeure arguments in other parts of the country. The case was pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit when that court certified questions of state law relating to oil and gas lea....

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