October 08, 2026
Colorado landowners who won class certification in a federal suit accusing an oil and gas company of transferring well rights to avoid cleanup obligations faced the company's bid to dismiss court-ordered cleanup claims, with the company saying the landowners cannot show that any court order would result in the wells being plugged.
October 17, 2025
Colorado landowners accusing the oil and gas company HRM Resources LLC of transferring oil and gas well rights to a now-defunct smaller company in an attempt to avoid cleanup obligations won class certification in Colorado federal court Friday.
January 15, 2025
Oil and gas company HRM Resources cannot escape a lawsuit from Colorado landowners alleging the business transferred 200 oil and gas wells to a smaller oil company, which soon after declared bankruptcy, in order to shift cleanup obligations to the state, after a Colorado federal judge found the plaintiffs alleged they were injured by the scheme.