DCP MIDSTREAM, LP v. ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP.

12SA307

303 P.3d 1187 (2013)

2013 CO 36

In re DCP MIDSTREAM, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Plaintiff, v. ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, a Delaware limited partnership; and Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 24, 2013


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perkins Coie LLP, Robert N. Miller , Michael A. Sink , Elizabeth Manno Banzhoff , Denver, Colorado, Barnes & Lewis, LLP, Robert N. Barnes , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Lewis, Bess, Williams & Weese P.C., Ezekiel J. Williams , Steven K. Imig , Christopher S. Mills , Lee F. Fanyo , Denver, Colorado, Susman Godfrey LLP, Mary Kathryn Sammons , Mark L.D. Wawro , Karen A. Oshman , David M. Peterson , Houston, Texas, Susman Godfrey LLP, LeElle Krompass , Dallas, Texas, Attorneys for Defendants.

Poulson, Odell & Peterson, LLC, Scott M. Campbell , Jeremy I. Ferrin , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Jonathan H. Gregor , Kansas City, Missouri, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Mark A. Behrens , Washington, DC, Attorneys for Amici Curiae National Association of Manufacturers and American Tort Reform Association.

Bjork Lindley Little PC, Robert C. Mathes , Heather R. Buller , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amici Curiae American Petroleum Institute and American Association of Professional Landmen.

Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC, Mary A. Wells , L. Michael Brooks , Marilyn S. Chappell , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council.

En Banc


CHIEF JUSTICE BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 This original proceeding involves questions about the scope of discovery under Rule 26 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and the application of the attorney-client privilege to title opinions prevalent in the oil and gas industry.

¶ 2 Plaintiff DCP Midstream, LP, the respondent in this court, sued Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, the petitioner, for breach of contract and other claims...

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