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JUDGES-RECUSAL

Irish Holdings LLC v. EQT Prod. Co.,(Pa. Super. Ct., January 16, 2025)(Bender, J.)

Judge Grimes errored in denying recusal in this case. There are twenty-five cases before him where he has declined to recuse himself. This does not automatically disqualify Judge Grimes from other cases. The problem is that this case involves oil and gas leases and Judge Grimes has very substantial interest in oil and gas leases. This is an opinion by the Superior Court after permission to appeal granted. Case involves oil and gas drilling in Greene County. Irish Holdings is a limited liability company from Texas. The problem here is that Judge Grimes has a lease with substantial gas production.