Legal Opinion
Adams v. Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 2014No. Nos. 2012-CA-01070-SCT, 2012-CA-00598-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Chief Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. Shirley Adams and other landowners in oil and gas producing regions of the state (Contestants) challenged a petition of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association (Petitioners) that proposed amendments to Statewide Rule 681 (Disposal of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials2 (NORM) Associated With the Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas) which authorized the surface and subsurface landspreading of NORM as additional methods of disposal. The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board (Board)3 approved the proposed amendments to Rule 68, and its decision was upheld…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Leaf River Forest Products, Inc. v. FergusonMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- McGowan v. Miss. State Oil & Gas Bd.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Anglado v. Leaf River Forest Products, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1998
- Wallace v. Town of RaleighMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- Roberts v. Miss. Rep. Party State Exec. Comm.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Tellus Operating Group, LLC v. Maxwell Energy, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2015
- Watkins Development, LLC v. C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
- Central Mississippi Medical Center v. Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Drew L. Snyder, in his Official Capacity as Executive Director of Mississippi Division of MedicaidMississippi Supreme Court · 2020
- Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corp., Bedford Care Center of Mendenhall, LLC, Bedford Care Center Monroe Hall, LLC, Bedford Alzheimer's Care Center, LLC, Bedford Care Center of Newton, LLC, Bedford Care Center of Petal, LLC, Bedford Care Center of Hattiesburg, LLC and Bedford Care Center of Marion, LLC v. Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Cindy Bradshaw, In Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of Mississippi Division of MedicaidMississippi Supreme Court · 2025
- Tellus Operating Group, LLC v. Maxwell Energy, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014
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