He testified that Dyer, who is named as a co-conspirator in a transcript involving Biggs pleading,had emailed him in December 2013, asking the landman to provide the attorney with Continental Resources information in exchange for a cut of money both Continental Resources civil suit and federal prosecutors claim the defendants obtained through their scheme. Market Intelligence You can also receive an offer to lease or buy your minerals. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC., Defendant/Appellant. March 6, however, was the day on which the OPEC+ deal collapsed. Crashing oil prices have upset several deals in the process of closing. Wolla had sent electronic billing to Continentals Oklahoma City headquarters and Continental tried to argue the alleged overbilling fell under the states Consumer Protection Act. 27 Finally, the requested final injunctive relief or corresponding declaratory relief is appropriate only if it will settle "the legality of the behavior with respect to the class as a whole." Homesales, Inc., 2014 OK 88, at 13, 339 P.3d at 884. Certification pursuant to Rule 23(c)(4) is only proper if the requirements of Rule 23(a) and at least one of the categories of (b) are first met. 3 Plaintiffs filed a petition as a putative class against Continental on November 4, 2010. A specific listing of the amount and purpose of any other deductions from the proceeds attributed to such payment due to the owner upon request by the owner. 18 In considering a motion to certify a class, the trial court is not to resolve the merits of the claims or defenses asserted. The lawsuit, which also targets a third-party real estate agent who gave the Continental Resources representative access to the building, was filed on May 26. Continental Resources pulled a lawsuit it had filed against the federal government seeking action on pending drilling permits. Section 2023(B)(1)(b). Continental stated through filings it doesnt have a complete estimate of how much it overpaid for minerals as a result of the allegedscheme, given extensive efforts to disguise and conceal the transactions and launder the proceeds by defendants targeted as part of its suit. Perpetual was merely an innocent bystander caught in Continentals crusade against Mr. Dyer, the suits petition states. 27, 41 (D.D.C. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. BLAINE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS, Douglas E. Burns, Terry L. Stowers, BURNS & STOWERS, P.C., Norman, Oklahoma and Id. Continental Resources did not respond to a request for comment. Finally, Continental contended Plaintiffs were seeking a constitutional end-run around recent developments in class action law, noting royalty owners' rights turned on the specific language in their leases and the unique facts applicable to their specific oil and gas wells. If you get any creepy DMs from Carol Hefner this week talking about her son's innocence, I guess we know why! Rather, "the Oklahoma Supreme Court subscribes to the modern view that a court may consider the merits [but only] insofar as they inform what individual issues might be a part of the adjudicatory process." 1775 (3d ed.) But Continental got cold feet and proposed to postpone the closing due to changes in the oil and gas markets, and then terminated the agreement on March 24 citing title and other problems, the lawsuit alleged. var write_html = `
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