Dormant Mineral Act Litigation Litigation over Ohio's Dormant Mineral Act (DMA), Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5301.56, continues to plague Ohio mineral owners and operators. There have been several Ohio Court of Appeals decisions on the DMA since the last Newsletter (most of them only confirming that court's position on certain issues relating to the DMA), but everyone continues to await guidance from the Ohio Supreme Court on the myriad of questions regarding the DMA's validity and application. To date, the Ohio Supreme Court has accepted five DMA cases for review.
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