Admittedly, I had happily become accustomed to being able to go just about anywhere in the Ohio Valley without having to deal with unwanted and unwelcome secondhand cigarette smoke. Suddenly, I seem to encounter people vaping just about everywhere I…
I always enjoy a long weekend and the Labor Day holiday is no exception. Weather permitting, it is one of the last weekends for summer weather and seems tailor-made for parades, concerts, cookouts, and time with family and friends. Since…
Utica oil and gas leasing and force pooling creates opportunities and challenges for the Ohio Valley. As Utica drilling in West Virginia becomes more and more prevalent (especially in Marshall, Wetzel, and Tyler Counties), oil and gas companies are increasingly…
By now, virtually every oil and gas mineral rights owners in West Virginia has heard of the Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act—a clever name for a law that allows companies to produce oil and gas without the consent of…
Just like Michael Jackson sang in the chorus of Rockwell’s 1983 semi-hit, “Somebody’s Watching Me” … “I always feel like somebody’s watching me, and I have no privacy … Woh!” Everyone is accustomed to this feeling in today’s world of…
The past six months have been a whirlwind. A new job, new house, and we have a precious little boy who is just starting to laugh when you tickle him. There truly is “No Place Like Home.”
The Moundsville wrongful death law firm of Gold, Khourey & Turak teamed with Weirton Madonna High School and local emergency personnel to highlight the seriousness of drinking and driving in a two-day presentation that involved a mock D.U.I. crash and…
Everyone, at some point or another, has complained that they’re not paid enough to do their job. Well, sometimes, they aren’t. With the booming, local economy employers are finding it harder and harder to locate qualified employees. This is especially…
It’s not an uncommon occurrence. From time to time, I receive a phone call from a person who explains—in a panic—that an oil and gas company has sued them, and they have no clue as to why. When this happens,…
Five, long years ago I moved from New York City to Wheeling, West Virginia as a 28-year old bachelor with a little more than a few items of furniture and the clothes on my back. While I made Wheeling my…
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