Marburger Class – Every individual and entity who possessed a royalty ownership interest in an oil and gas lease with Phillips Exploration Inc., Phillips Production Company, PC Exploration, Inc. or Phillips Resources Inc. or any entity affiliated with any of them (“Phillips”) covering oil and gas interests at any time during the period of limitations (a) who received one or more royalty payments from XTO; (b) whose oil and gas lease covered gas that was or is gathered on the Jefferson, Forward or AK Steel gathering segments of the Mountain Gathering system in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and (c) (i) who was either a member of the settlement class in Marburger v. XTO Energy Inc., Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-910-CRE (W.D.Pa.) (“Marburger”), or (ii) whose oil and gas lease based the royalty on a percentage of proceeds and contained a Market Enhancement Clause.
Market Enhancement Class – Every individual and entity who possessed a royalty ownership interest in an oil and gas lease with Phillips covering oil and gas interests at any time during the period of limitations (a) who received one or more royalty payments from XTO; (b) whose oil and gas lease covered gas that was or is gathered by the Jefferson, Forward or AK Steel gathering segments of the Mountain Gathering system in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and (c) whose oil and gas lease based the royalty on a percentage of proceeds and contained a Market Enhancement Clause or an essentially identical provision. A Market Enhancement Clause means an oil and gas lease provision that (i) states “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it is agreed between the Lessor and Lessee that all oil and gas royalties accruing to the Lessor under this lease shall be net of Lessor’s proportionate share of the cost of gathering, storing, separating, treating, dehydrating, compressing, processing, transporting, and marketing the oil, gas or other products produced hereunder to transform the product into marketable form.” or that (ii) uses substantially identical language and includes the words “marketable form.”
Status Notices were sent.
Exclusion Deadline January 8, 2024
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Status The case is complete.
Claims Filing Deadline December 22, 2023
Exclusion Deadline December 22, 2023
Objection/Notice to Appear Deadline December 22, 2023
Settlement Hearing March 14, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PT
Please be advised that the new settlement hearing date is March 14, 2024 at 9 a.m. PT.
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Status The distribution has been sent.
Claims Filing Deadline January 19, 2024
Exclusion Deadline January 19, 2024
Objection/Notice to Appear Deadline January 19, 2024
Settlement Fairness Hearing February 9, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.
Please note that Settlement Fairness Hearing has been changed to February 9, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.
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Status The case is complete.
Claims Filing Deadline November 3, 2023
Exclusion Deadline November 10, 2023
Objection and Notice to Appear Deadline November 10, 2023
Settlement Hearing December 1, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
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Status The case is complete.
Claims Filing Deadline October 24, 2023
Exclusion Deadline October 24, 2023
Objection Deadline October 24, 2023
Notice to Appear Deadline November 11, 2023
Settlement Fairness Hearing November 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
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Status The distribution has been sent.
Claims Filing Deadline October 7, 2023
Exclusion Deadline October 16, 2023
Objection/Notice to Appear Deadline October 16, 2023
Settlement Hearing Court reviewing motions per the November 1, 2023 Order below.
Pursuant to the November 1, 2023 Order, the Court has vacated the November 6, 2023 Settlement Hearing and has taken the motions under submission.
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Status The case is complete.
Claims Filing Deadline September 30, 2023
Exclusion Deadline October 9, 2023
Objection and Notice to Appear Deadline October 9, 2023
Settlement Hearing October 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
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Status The distribution has been completed.
Claims Filing Deadline August 28, 2023
Exclusion Deadline September 6, 2023
Objection Deadline September 6, 2023
Notice to Appear Deadline September 18, 2023
Settlement Fairness Hearing September 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
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Status The distribution has been made.
Exclusion Deadline August 25, 2023
Claims Filing Deadline September 8, 2023
Objection/Notice to Appear Deadline September 26, 2023
Settlement Fairness Hearing October 10, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
UPDATE: The Settlement Fairness Hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. on October 10, 2023.
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Status The distribution has been made.
Claims Filing Deadline September 6, 2023
Exclusion Deadline September 15, 2023
Objection Deadline September 15, 2023
Settlement Hearing October 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
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