Fout v. EQT Production Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA JOHN FOUT, NANCY FOUT, J&N MANAGEMENT, LLC and J&N MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISES, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 1:15CV68 (STAMP) EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. Background This civil action concerns the royalty payments that the plaintiffs1 believe the defendant, EQT Production Company, failed to pay them. The…