CARL v. HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

No. 22-20226.

91 F.4th 311 (2024)

Anne CARL, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF the CARL/WHITE TRUST, on behalf of itself and a class of similarly situated persons; Anderson White, as Co-Trustee of the Carl/White Trust, on behalf of itself and a class of similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 12, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex A. Sharp (argued), Hammons P. Hepner , Ryan Hudson , Greg Wright , Sharp Law, L.L.P., Prairie Village, KS, Heather Gebelin Hacker , Hacker Stephens, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Stephen Burton Crain, Esq. , Jeffrey L. Oldham (argued), Bracewell, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Andrew William Zeve , White & Case, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Dennis, Elrod, and Ho, Circuit Judges.


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