WALNEY v. SHELL LEGACY HOLDINGS LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:13-cv-00102

Court:

Pennsylvania Western

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Susan Paradise Baxter

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  1. November 30, 2023

    Nelson Mullins Atty Avoids Sanctions In Shell Case, For Now

    Western Pennsylvania landowners cannot seek sanctions against a Royal Dutch Shell PLC subsidiary's attorney amid their breach of contract suit against the oil company, a Pennsylvania federal judge determined, at least until claims are resolved in a related case filed in August.

  2. August 03, 2023

    Shell Calls Landowners' Atty Sanction Bid 'Hyperbole'

    Shell Energy and its subsidiary shot back at a push from Pennsylvania landowners to sanction its Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorney in a contract dispute, arguing in court papers that the plaintiffs' accusations that the lawyer hid billions in assets are "long on hyperbole, accusations and innuendo."

  3. July 24, 2023

    Landowners Want Nelson Mullins Atty Disbarred In Shell Case

    Western Pennsylvania landowners suing a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC over breach of contract have filed for sanctions, including federal disbarment, against the defendants' attorney from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP over accusations he helped hide billions of dollars in assets.

  4. April 02, 2019

    Pa. Landowners Lose Class Status In Shell Oil Lease Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has decertified a class of landowners in a suit alleging a Royal Dutch Shell unit failed to pay required bonuses on oil and gas leases, deciding that some of the leases presented complicating circumstances that made class certification inappropriate.

  5. April 23, 2018

    Shell Unit Can't Duck Class Action Over Pa. Lease Bonuses

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday sided with landowners in a class action alleging a Royal Dutch Shell unit failed to pay them contractually obligated bonuses on oil and gas leases, saying the documents exchanged between the company and landowners in brokering the leases constituted an enforceable contract.