# EQT Sues WV for Passing Minimum Royalty Law re Flat Rate Leases
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-sues-wv-for-passing-minimum-royalty-law-re-flat-rate-leases/41451
**Category:** Wetzel County, WV
**Created:** [February 9, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-sues-wv-for-passing-minimum-royalty-law-re-flat-rate-leases/41451 "2019-02-09T16:08:05Z")
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### Author:  [@lindajoy3](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/lindajoy3)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-sues-wv-for-passing-minimum-royalty-law-re-flat-rate-leases/41451/1 "2019-02-09T16:08:05Z")
> **[EQT Sues WV for Passing Minimum Royalty Law re Flat Rate Leases - Marcellus...](https://marcellusdrilling.com/2018/04/eqt-sues-wv-for-passing-minimum-royalty-law-re-flat-rate-leases/)**
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> Earlier this year the West Virginia legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 360, which Gov. Jim Justice subsequently signed into law (see WV Gov Justice Signs Bill to Guarantee 12.5% Minimum Royalty). SB 360 overturns a ruling by the WV Supreme Court in...
**This is why we mineral owners need to stand!!! We need to read news so we can feel protected and educated about what is going on with our mineral rights and the people we are dealing with.**
**Linda**
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### Author:  [@lindajoy3](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/lindajoy3)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-sues-wv-for-passing-minimum-royalty-law-re-flat-rate-leases/41451/2 "2019-02-09T16:13:43Z")
> **[WV Class Action Against EQT re Royalty Deductions Heads to Court - Marcellus...](https://marcellusdrilling.com/2018/11/wv-class-action-against-eqt-re-royalty-deductions-heads-to-court/)**
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> It's been five years in the making, but finally a class action lawsuit that began in 2013, on behalf of 10,000 West Virginia landowners and royalty rights owners against EQT's practice of deducting post-production expenses from royalty payments, will...
Very interesting reading for those who have not read about this. Marcellus Drilling News Website! This was fairly recent too… November 13, 2018. I wanted to share.
Linda
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### Author:  [@Nancy\_Mosley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Nancy_Mosley)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-sues-wv-for-passing-minimum-royalty-law-re-flat-rate-leases/41451/3 "2019-02-09T17:06:11Z")
Thanks for sharing this, Linda. Very important legislation, and this is an important challenge to it.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-sues-wv-for-passing-minimum-royalty-law-re-flat-rate-leases/41451/4 "2025-01-11T16:32:59Z")