Fracking Companies: Contempt Order Not Warranted In Lease Dispute

Mealey's (September 6, 2018, 1:37 PM EDT) -- DALLAS — Two hydraulic fracturing companies on Aug. 27 filed a brief in Texas federal court arguing that they should not be held in contempt for violating a protective order sought by a class of plaintiffs who are embroiled in a lease dispute with the companies because the plaintiffs misunderstand the deposition testimony of one of the companies’ employees (Arbuckle Mountain Ranch of Texas Inc., et al. v. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et al., No. 14-4584, N.D. Texas)....