Bounty Minerals, LLC v. EQT Production Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA BOUNTY MINERALS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17cv219 c/w 1:17cv220 (Judge Keeley) EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS [DKT. NO. 25]1 During a joint scheduling conference in these consolidated cases on March 12, 2018, the Court GRANTED in part and DENIED in part the defendant’s motions to dismiss. This Memorandum Opinion and Order explains the Court’s reasoning in support of that decision. I. BACKGROUND The…