Fed Court Nixes Chesapeake Royalty Settlement with PA Landowners
In 2021, U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, Chief Judge for the Southern District of Texas, approved deals for Chesapeake Energy to pay $6.25 million to class members of the three royalty lawsuits brought by Pennsylvania landowners (roughly 15,000 class members) and another $2.9 million to the lawyers involved (see Texas Judge OKs Chesapeake Royalty Lawsuit Deal w/PA Landowners). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has just ruled the Texas court did not have the authority to approve the settlement, nullifying the settlement.
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