April 19, 2023
A federal judge has awarded $18 million in fees to counsel who secured a $45 million settlement on behalf of a class of natural gas royalty owners who sued a pair of energy companies over alleged underpayments.
January 13, 2023
An Oklahoma federal magistrate judge gave the initial green light to a $45 million deal resolving claims a natural gas royalty owner took improper deductions from royalty owners, after six years of hotly contested litigation.
June 07, 2017
A natural gas royalty owner asked an Oklahoma federal court on Tuesday not to approve Petroquest Energy LLC’s request to certify a question for review in a suit accusing the company of taking improper deductions from royalty owners, arguing the question had already been answered and was a Hail Mary.
May 26, 2017
Petroquest Energy LLC has asked an Oklahoma federal court to certify a question for review that it said would get to the heart of accusations it took improper deductions from natural gas royalty owners and would clarify a key precedent for similar cases.