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Royal Dutch Shell PLC

Hebble et al. v. Shell (Oil and Gas Royalties)

Date: 05/09/2008 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Non-governmental Contract Fraud

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: Non-Governmental

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $66,830,916

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: Plaintiffs, successors in interest to an Oklahoma oil field lease, alleged that Royal Dutch Shell unit Shell Western E & P, Inc. owed them $750,000 in oil and gas royalties. In May 2008, a jury found in favor of plaintiffs’ claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty and awarded them $66.8 million in damages.