Legal Opinion
Mun. Auth. of Westmoreland Cnty. v. CNX Gas Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:16-CV-422PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChristopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
Plaintiff Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County ("MAWC") owns approximately 2,255 acres of land in Western Pennsylvania that it has leased for oil and gas production. The current lessees are defendants CNX Gas Company, L.L.C. ("CNX") and Noble Energy, Inc. ("Noble"). MAWC contends that CNX and Noble (collectively, "lessees") have breached the terms of their contract with MAWC and tortiously converted portions of MAWC's royalty payments. MAWC filed the instant putative class action on behalf of itself and other similarly situated leaseholders. Lessees move for summary judgment on all…
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