Deselms et al v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation et al

  1. August 13, 2024

    Anadarko Settles Wyo. Landowners' Antitrust Case For $12M

    Occidental Petroleum Corp. unit Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will pay $12 million to resolve a federal class action from Wyoming landowners accusing the extraction company of anticompetitively hoarding permits to block and control local oil and gas development, resolving the suit Monday — very nearly on the courthouse steps.

  2. July 08, 2024

    Landowners Defend Wyo. Antitrust Claims Against Anadarko

    Wyoming landowners accusing an Occidental Petroleum Corp. unit of antitrust behavior are urging a federal judge to reject its bid for a win on their state law claims as the case heads toward a trial.

  3. April 27, 2022

    Wyo. Class Can Take On Anadarko In Drilling Gatekeeping Suit

    A Wyoming federal court said it will certify a class of landowners accusing Anadarko Petroleum Corp. of violating federal antitrust law by using its market power to gatekeep the development of oil and gas across the southern portion of the Equality State.

  4. November 30, 2021

    Landowners Denied Class Cert. In Lease-Hoarding Claim

    Wyoming landowners who sued Anadarko Petroleum Corp., accusing it of hoarding drilling permits, have been denied class certification by a federal judge who said they had inappropriately used a reply brief to "do over" an earlier filing with new information.

  5. May 28, 2020

    Anadarko Can't Duck Wyoming Landowners' Antitrust Suit Yet

    Anadarko Petroleum Corp. hasn't mounted a strong enough case to convince a Wyoming federal court to dismiss claims that the company has been collecting drilling permits it doesn't intend to use in order to keep others from profiting off certain swaths of land.

  6. January 02, 2020

    Anadarko Says Permits Block Wyo. Landowners' Antitrust Suit

    Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has told a Wyoming federal court that the state's oil and gas rules protect it from antitrust claims lodged by landowners who say the company used its drilling permits to deprive them of potential revenue.