( January 26, 2026, 12:03 PM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — A federal judge in Oklahoma has granted judgment as a matter of law to individuals and companies in the energy industry following a trial on residents’ claims that they were defrauded through an underpayment of royalties on natural gas produced from their wells. The judge ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to present evidence that would permit a jury to find in their favor with respect to any of their claims....