The mineral interests were included in governmentally-sanctioned drilling and spacing units. Patrick is the founder, editor and publisher of The Lost Ogle. Continental Resources pulled a lawsuit it had filed against the federal government seeking actionon pending drilling permits. 2013, 2023(B)(1) and/or (B)(2) and 2023(C)(6)(a).4 More specifically, Plaintiffs sought certification with respect to approximately 48 legal issues, namely: Plaintiffs further requested "Injunctive and/or Mandamus Relief," requiring Continental to account to royalty owners for all production and proceeds attributable to the wells. 10 In Oklahoma, class actions are governed by 12 O.S.2011 and Supp. Continental Resources did not respond to a request for comment. According to the plaintiffs, Casillas Petroleum, Continental Resources backed out of a deal to buy oil and gas properties from Casillas. The suit alleged that Dyer, who had been retained to provide title opinions, disclosed the proprietary information to entities owned by his friends and family members, who then purchased or leased the minerals. Prosted je vhodn tak pro cyklisty, protoe leme pmo na cyklostezce, kter tvo st dlkov cyklotrasy z Rje na Kokonsku do Nmecka. Regulators to be briefed on funding for well-plugging projects in Oklahoma. The lawsuit alleges a Continental Resources representative gained access to offices for Perpetual Production LLC by fraudulently posing as a potential out-of-state buyer. Continental Resources Inc Filed: February 7, 2018 5:18cv117 Read Complaint Continental Resources faces a proposed collective action in which the plaintiff claims the oil company deliberately failed to pay overtime wages. 32 As a result, highly individualized and fact-intensive review of each Class Members' claim would be necessary to determine if Continental underpaid oil or gas royalties. Harvell, 2006 OK 24, at 26, 164 P.3d at 1037. Certification of Hybrid Class Actions, 7AA Fed. Back on April 20th, when you were hopefully stoned out of your mind, Continental Resources quietly filed a lawsuit against one of their former attorneys Blaine Dyer; a former landman for the company Justin Biggs; and about 48 other people, LLCs, local musicians, etc., from Oklahoma and Texas alleging they all worked together to cheat the company out of $5 million via what one Ogle Mole called one of "the oldest / dirtiest tricks in the oil and gas or title attorney book.". Stay with The Lost Ogle. Here's more of what Continental calls "The Dyer Scheme:". Kerry W. Caywood, Angela C. Jones, PARK, NELSON, CAYWOOD, JONES, LLP, for Plaintiffs/Appellees It was Continental Resources founder Harold Hamm whosaidin early March that the Saudi move to flood the global market with crude oil was illegal. 6. Anyway, you can read more about the lawsuit and all the fun stuff over at OSCN.net. Continental contended a 2023(B)(2) class was inappropriate because Plaintiffs were seeking primarily monetary damages, citing Harvell v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 2006 OK 24, 164 P.3d 1028. This section applies when adjudicating the separate claims of individual royalty owners would "substantially impair or impede" the ability of other royalty owners to protect their interest. 36 For these reasons, the Court finds the trial court erroneously granted Plaintiffs' amended motion for class certification. Section 570.14 provides: 17 Plaintiffs contend they are entitled to specific performance of an accounting because Continental has admitted violating 570.12: 1) by reporting the BTU adjustment on all wells for all owners at a fictional "1000" rather than the actual BTU adjustment for periods prior to July 1, 2010; and 2) by failing to report wellhead volumes on check stubs. Lease or well identification; Subscribe to our, Lease or Sell Your Minerals Rights in Oklahoma or Texas . The Evangelical school board member has yet to attend a board meeting. 1775 (3d ed.) 3 (citations omitted). 14 Issue certification has been employed by federal courts in varying ways. As a result, each Class Member would necessarily be entitled to a different and separate accounting. The June 11, 2015, order is therefore reversed and the matter is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Krug v. Helmerich & Payne,Inc., 2013 OK 104, 34, 320 P.3d 1012, 1022 (Harvell, 2006 OK 24, at 18, 164 P.3d at 1035). Lawsuit against Continental Resources detailed The suit claims a Continental Resources representative gained access to its offices leased space The crossroads of energy information for mineral owners in Oklahoma and Texas. of Educ. U.S. District Judge 34 With respect to the requested declaratory relief, the Court finds the 48 "legal-based interpretations and equitable issues" merely request the court to define or even opine on the meaning, nature, or intent of statutes or common law, without addressing Continental, a Class Member, or Continental's behavior to a specific Class Member. When you work for an oil company, you're supposed to be blindly loyal to that company and help them exploit and profit from all the valuable resources found deep inside the earth. Accordingly, it is clear the crux of Plaintiffs' class action, including the accounting claim, is compensation for the underpayment of oil and gas royalties, which properly falls under 2023(B)(3). Secondly, the class action must fall within one of the three categories enumerated in 2023(B). My client is innocent.. Joe White, part of a team of attorneys representing Dyer in his civil suit against Continental Resources, said Monday I cannot speak to why Justin Biggs said what he said at his plea. Patrick is the founder, editor and publisher of The Lost Ogle. Continental filed against Blaine Dyer and his Merry Men. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has found Rule 23 to be illustrative. WebThe Assistant General Counsel Labor and Employment works closely with Human Resources, Operations, and other business partners to provide traditional labor relations See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. I would post a response from one of the scores of people that were sued, but no one has filed one yet. Seznam krytch, venkovnch bazn nebo lzn. Its lawsuit describes what happened as being reminiscent of Watergate, adding, this was not an overly eager mid-level employee at Continental trying to showcase his or her skills and loyalty; rather, this illegal theft operation to gather information on Blaine Dyer involves a full-blown conspiracy and collusion between upper-echelon executives of Continental, the personal financial adviser of oil tycoon Harold Hamm, as well as a prominent Oklahoma City Realtor. In a lawsuit it filed on April 20, 2020, Continental Resources accused Dyer and numerous co-conspirators of working with at least one of its employees to cheat the Thus, certification was improper. 23 Finally, Plaintiffs are unable to establish that certification of the accounting claim was proper under 2023(B)(2). var write_html = `