Weber v. Mobil Oil Corp.

WATT, J.:

T1 We granted certiorari to address a single issue: whether the claims of fraud, deceit, constructive fraud, and punitive damages are appropriate for class certification? The facts reveal that: the majority of the royalty owners appear to be Oklahoma citizens; Mobil made representations as to the appropriate payments in Oklahoma; the representations were made and acted upon primarily in Oklahoma but also in other states; Mobil made the representations in Oklahoma to the royalty owners and to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (Corporation Commission) in its successful attempt to…