Legal Opinion
Rutter & Wilbanks Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 24, 2002No. 02-1220, 02-1221PublishedCited by 249 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the district court’s approval of a $70 million class action settlement of four related eases involving the production of carbon dioxide (C02) contained within the McElmo Dome Unit in Colorado. Appellants are eleven objectors (“Objectors”) who assert interests in several small royalty and over riding royalty interests in the McElmo Dome Unit, and who object to the settlement. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court’s approval of the settlement.
BACKGROUND
The first of the four related actions was filed in October 1996…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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