November 30, 2023
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.
August 03, 2023
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."
July 24, 2023
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.
April 02, 2019
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.
April 23, 2018
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.