ANTERO RESOURCES CORP. v. STRUDLEY

Supreme Court Case No. 13SC576.

347 P.3d 149 (2015)

2015 CO 26

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, Antero Resources Piceance Corporation, Calfrac Well Services Corporation, and Frontier Drilling LLC, Petitioners v. William G. STRUDLEY and Beth E. Strudley, individually, and as the parents and natural guardians of William Strudley, a minor, and Charles Strudley, a minor, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

April 20, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hogan Lovells US LLP, Daniel J. Dunn , Andrew C. Lillie , David A. DeMarco , Denver, Colorado, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Catherine E. Stetson , Washington, DC, Vinson & Elkins LLP, James D. Thompson III , Marie R. Yeates , Sandra G. Rodriguez , Houston, Texas, Attorneys for Petitioners Antero Resources Corporation and Antero Resources Piceance Corporation.

Burns Figa & Will, P.C., Matthew B. Dillman , Sarah M. Shechter , Greenwood Village, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner Frontier Drilling LLC.

Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP, Gail L. Wurtzler , Shannon Wells Stevenson , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner Calfrac Well Services Corp.

Thomas Genshaft LLP, Peter W. Thomas , Aspen, Colorado, Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein P.C., Corey T. Zurbuch , Boulder, Colorado, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik & Assoc. LLP, Marc Jay Bern , New York, New York, Attorneys for Respondents.

Fennemore Craig, P.C., Terry Cipoletti , Denver, Colorado, Hollingsworth LLP, Richard O. Faulk , Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Amici Curiae National Association of Manufacturers, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, American Chemistry Council, American Coatings Association, Independent Petroleum Association of America, and Metals Service Center Institute.

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Lee Mickus , Jessica E. Yates , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Colorado Civil Justice League, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc., and American Tort Reform Association.

Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Mark P. Fitzsimmons , Jared R. Butcher , Washington, D.C., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Bennett Evan Cooper , Phoenix, Arizona, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Petroleum Institute.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Christopher J. Neumann , Gregory R. Tan , Harriet A. McConnell , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Petroleum Association.

Ruebel & Quillen, LLC, Casey A. Quillen , Jeffrey C. Ruebel , Westminster, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.

Klibaner Law Firm P.C., David A. Klibaner , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association.

En Banc


¶ 1 We granted certiorari to consider whether a specialized type of modified case management order known as a "Lone Pine order" is authorized under the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and, if so, to assess whether the trial court abused its discretion by entering such an order in this...

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