Leaseholders: Royalty Class Claim ‘Well-Founded,’ Fracking Company’s Objections Fail

( September 3, 2025, 11:42 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — Leaseholders in a hydraulic fracturing royalty dispute with XTO Energy Inc. on Sept. 2 filed a response brief in Pennsylvania federal court arguing that their claim is “well-founded and common issues of law and fact predominate,” therefore the court should overrule XTO’s objections to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation that calls for granting the plaintiffs’ motion for partial class action certification....

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