Melcroft Coal Company, Inc. v. Robindale Energy Services, Inc. & LCT Energy, L.P.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELCROFT COAL COMPANY, INC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 2:24-cv-707 ) v. ) ) ROBINDALE ENERGY SERVICES, ) INC. & LCT ENERGY, L.P., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM ORDER J. Nicholas Ranjan, United States District Judge This case concerns a dispute over how coal royalties are calculated. Melcroft owns the coal, and leases the coal rights to LCT, in exchange for a royalty. In calculating the royalty, LCT deducts railway transportation and marketing costs. Melcroft claims that the lease doesn’t allow for these deductions, so it…