BRUSAMONTI v. XTO ENERGY INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PETER BRUSAMONTI, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Civil Action No. 20-652 ) v. ) Judge Cathy Bissoon ) XTO ENERGY INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 12) will be denied. Plaintiffs claim that, when Defendant upgraded its oil and gas royalty-revenue calculation and check writing software, the new system (inadvertently, the parties presumably agree) shifted them from “gross royalty” lessors to “net royalty” lessors, i.e., they started having post- production deductions improperly withheld. It is…