Judge Approves Class, Experts In Fracking Royalty Lease Dispute

Mealey's (March 26, 2018, 1:56 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — A federal judge in Ohio on March 23 granted class certification to a group of hydraulic fracturing leaseholders who claim that Chesapeake Exploration LLC breached its agreement with them by calculating royalties using an incorrect price and ruled that the plaintiffs’ experts met the requirements for inclusion in the case (Dale H. Henceroth, et al. v. Chesapeake Exploration LLC, No. 15-2591, N.D. Ohio; 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48382)....