Eatinger v. BP America Production Company

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Case overview

Case Number:

6:07-cv-01266

Court:

Kansas

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Eric F. Melgren

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  1. September 18, 2012

    $19M BP Gas Royalty Settlement Gets OK Without Chesapeake

    A Kansas federal judge on Monday approved a $19 million BP America Production Co. deal to end allegations of royalty underpayments on natural gas leases after excluding Chesapeake Energy Corp. from the settlement class due to conflicts of interest with the rest of the plaintiffs.

  2. August 03, 2012

    Class Wants Chesapeake Excluded From $19M BP Settlement

    Chesapeake Energy Corp. shouldn't be allowed to participate in a $19 million BP America Production Co. settlement over alleged royalty underpayments on natural gas leases, a class of royalty owners told a Kansas federal court Thursday, saying Chesapeake's interests weren't aligned with the rest of the settlement class.

  3. July 31, 2012

    BP To Pay $19M To End Gas Royalties Class Action

    BP America Production Co. on Monday agreed to pay $19 million to settle a class action brought by owners of gas lease royalites seeking contractual payments, six months after a Kansas federal judge refused to let the oil giant escape the lawsuit.

  4. January 25, 2012

    BP Loses Bid To Quash Gas Lease Stakeholder Claims

    A federal judge in Kansas on Tuesday largely denied BP America Production Co.'s request to throw out claims brought by a class of gas lease stakeholders seeking royalty payments, finding that previous legal disputes did not render the allegations moot.

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