Legard v. Eqt Production Co.

OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES P. JONES, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, natural gas property owners, bring this diversity civil action alleging they are entitled to certain payments from the defendant, their lessee, a gas production company. The matter is before the court on defendant’s Motion to Certify a Question of Law to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Because judicial economy and efficiency disfavor certification in this case, I deny the motion.

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In June 2010, the plaintiffs-lessors filed the current class action Complaint against the defendant-lessee, EQT Production Company (“EQT”), accusing EQT of…