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Article: Oklahoma jury rules in favor of royalty owners, Shell ordered to pay $66.8M to heirs
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
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- May 16, 2008
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A jury in Stephens County District Court in Duncan last Friday
ordered Shell Western E & P Inc. and Shell Oil Co. to pay $66.8
million to trustees of royalty owners in a lawsuit stemming from
royalties not paid since the early 1970s.
At issue were payments on oil and gas leases between Ardmore and
Duncan known as Crews Lease and Brittain Deep No. 2.
"The jury clearly indicated their attitude toward companies that
do not deal with people in a straightforward manner," said Oklahoma
City attorney Randy Calvert, who along with Tulsa attorneys Clark
Brewster and Guy Fortney represented the families. "The jury found
that Shell defrauded these families."
The order includes $13.2 million in actual ...