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Can a Leaky Well Be Protected by Free Speech?

By Charles Sartain on March 23, 2026
Posted in Pollution, Statutes

Co-author Gunner West

Yes, says Trivista Oil Company LLC v. Fort Apache Energy, Inc., Trivista sued Fort Apache for poaching its mineral lessors and obtaining top-leases in what could have been a more or less typical dispute of that nature. But a Texas court of appeals affirmed dismissal with prejudice of all claims against…

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