March 24, 2023
Attorneys who won more than $155 million in a class action against Sunoco Inc. for withholding interest payments to landowners will be paid far less for their work than requested but still walk away with almost $39 million, according to a ruling from an Oklahoma federal judge.
December 09, 2020
An Oklahoma federal judge said Wednesday the "reprehensible" position Sunoco Inc. laid out in an oil and gas royalty trial supported the jury's $155 million verdict and justified denying Sunoco's bid for a new trial.
October 09, 2020
Oklahoma royalty owners accused Sunoco of twisting facts in its attempt to get a redo after a federal judge found the company owes $155 million to tens of thousands of class members for not automatically paying interest on late payments, in a blistering response to the company's motion for a new trial.
September 25, 2020
Sunoco Inc. is trying to undo a ruling that it owes tens of thousands of Oklahoma royalty owners $155 million for not automatically paying interest on late payments, requesting a new trial as it awaits a Tenth Circuit determination on the timing of its planned appeal.
August 18, 2020
Sunoco Inc. owes $150 million to tens of thousands of Oklahoma royalty owners after a federal court ruled that the company strategically skipped paying interest on late royalty payments, demonstrating "a reckless disregard" for well owners' rights.