Walsworth v. Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P.

BROWN, Chief Judge.

11 Plaintiff, Floyd Walsworth, Jr., appeals from the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P., and Chesapeake Operating, Inc. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural Background

The summer of 2008 was an extraordinary time for Northwest Louisiana, which was experiencing something akin to a modern day gold rush due to development of the Haynesville Shale. In the summer of 2008, landowners in South Caddo Parish began to organize into groups to negotiate mineral leases. Two groups, the Go Get-ters and the…