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Welcome to the Information Website for the
Tawney v. Columbia Natural Resources, LLC. Class Action Settlement
A settlement has been reached with Columbia Natural Resources, LLC (formerly Columbia
Natural Resources, Inc.), NiSource Inc., Columbia Energy Group and Chesapeake Appalachia,
L.L.C. ("Defendants") about royalty payments on oil and gas leases in West Virginia.
These leases were or are now held by Columbia Natural Resources, Inc., Columbia
Natural Resources, LLC, or Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C., all of whom are collectively
referred to in this case as "CNR".
The lawsuit claims that CNR did not pay the appropriate royalties for their leases
and that CNR defrauded Class Members. The lawsuit claims that people may be due
royalty payments from CNR. Defendants deny liability, fault, and wrongdoing but
they have agreed to make the settlement payment as outlined in the notice for the
sole and exclusive purpose of compromising and settling this litigation, buying
peace, and avoiding or eliminating the expenses and hardship of further litigation.
The total amount of the settlement is $380 million for all 10,404 members of the
Class. The Court has scheduled a hearing on Saturday, November 22, 2008, at 9:00
a.m., at the Roane County Courthouse, in Spencer, West Virginia, to decide whether
to approve the settlement.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMNT
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You may:
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Due Date:
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FILE A CLAIM FORM
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Get a Claim Form automatically, if the Court approves the Settlement.
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N/A
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DON'T FILE A CLAIM FORM
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Get no payment. Keep your right to sue the Defendants about the legal claims in
this case.
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N/A
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OBJECT
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Write to the Court about why you do not like the Settlement.
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Filed by November 20, 2008
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DO NOTHING
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Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement.
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November 22, 2008
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To review documents related to this settlement, please click on the links on the left of this page.
Questions?
Call 1-888-925-4968 toll free
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