Legal Opinion
Panola Independent School District No. 4 v. Unit Petroleum Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided July 13, 2012No. 107,935PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARRY JOPLIN, Viee-Chief Judge.
T1 Defendant/Appellant, Unit Petroleum Company (Unit), seeks review of the trial court's order certifying this matter as a class action. We hold Plaintiffs/Appellees (collectively Class Representatives) failed to show a class action is a superior method for adjudicating their claims. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's order certifying a class.
12 Class Representatives filed their petition on December 18, 2007 seeking to bring a class action against Unit for underpayment of royalties based on deduction of post-production costs. In this respect, Class…
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