Beer v. XTO: Class Action Information
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“'This ruling is proper based on the evidence presented in the class briefing and at the hearing on certification,' White said. 'XTO treats all class members identically, and its own officers testified that recalculating royalties would be a simple matter.'
The case covers about 290 wells that feed into Timberland's Tyrone plant, and the class is likely to include at least 900 members, according to White. Christopher Perry, an attorney for XTO in this matter, said the 290 figure seemed too high..."
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Oklahoma City federal judge OKs class-action in payments case
Court: Royalty owners say funds are short
BY RANDY ELLIS
Published: April 1, 2009
“An Oklahoma City federal judge has granted class-action status to a $27 million lawsuit that alleges Houston-based* XTO Energy Inc. has short-changed royalty owners on about 290 natural gas wells in the Oklahoma Panhandle and southwestern Kansas…”
View the article at NEWSOK.com.
* XTO is actually based in Fort Worth, TX.
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25 Million Class-action Suit
on 03-31-2009 19:26
By KATIE MARTIRE
“[P]laintiffs, Ladene Beer and Katherine Boeck-Frankl each own royalties in production from wells in the Oklahoma Panhandle that feed into a gathering system operated by XTO's wholly-owned subsidiary Timberland. The Timberland gathering system collects gas from about 220 wells in the Oklahoma Panhandle and 70 wells in southwest
Read the full article at the Guymon Daily Herald
* Should say "residue."
** The percentages are actually an arbitrary 15 or 20% reduction.
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