Legal Opinion
Rainbow Gun Club, Inc. v. Denbury Onshore, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 2014No. 14-30514PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
A group of 167 individuals, trusts, and associations (collectively, the Plaintiffs) entered into oil, gas, and mineral leases with Denbury Onshore, Specter Exploration, and SKH Energy (collectively, “Den-bury”). The Plaintiffs later became unhappy with the outcome of their arrangement causing them to bring this suit in Louisiana state court, which alleged that Denbury breached its duty to act as a reasonable and prudent operator of the well that was drilled under these leases. Denbury removed the case to federal court asserting federal jurisdiction as a mass…
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