Talisman Energy Class Action Settlement February 9, 2021 Class Action Settlement – Rayanne Regmund, et al. v. Talisman Energy USA, Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Case No. 4:16-cv-02960 FDPK is pleased to announce the proposed Talisman Energy Class Action Settlement (Regmund, et al. v. Talisman Energy, USA, Inc.), a class action alleging failure to pay contractually owed oil and gas royalties. The Court scheduled a telephonic Fairness Hearing for May 12, 2021, at 11:00 am CST, at the United States Courthouse, 515 Rusk Courtroom 3-A, Houston, TX 77002, before the Honorable Judge Keith P. Ellison. The certified Settlement Class is defined as follows: a. All persons who received or were entitled to receive Royalty payments from Talisman attributable to Production within the Eagle Ford Area occurring during the Claim Period (i.e., between January 1, 2013 and June 1, 2016) that was commingled with Production from one or more other wells, and to whom Talisman paid such Royalties using a volumetric allocation methodology on net production sold and/or estimated “shrunk” production volumes. b. Excluded from the class are (a) all governmental entities, including federal, state, and local governments and their respective agencies, departments, or instrumentalities; (b) any foreign citizens, states, territories, or entities; (c) owners of any interests and/or leases located on or within any federally created units; (d) owners of any non-operating working interest for which Talisman or its agents or representatives, as operator, disburses royalty; (e) Talisman, Statoil, and any entity in which Talisman or Statoil has a controlling interest, and their officers, directors, legal representatives, and assigns; and (f) members of the judiciary and their staff to whom this action is assigned. More information about the Talisman Energy Class Action Settlement may be found at: Settlement Website Link: www.EagleFordRoyaltySettlement.com Click on the links to review important documents: Order Granting Preliminary Approval Talisman Notice of Settlement Talisman Final Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement Talisman Heirship Beneficiary Info Form Talisman First Amended Complaint
Civil Rights Settlement December 17, 2012 PA Funeral Director Law Changes Following Civil Rights Settlement (Wasserman v. Burrell, et al.) PA Funeral Director Law changes were made due to the civil rights settlement by Pittsburgh Rabbi Wasserman in his “Funeral Director” interpretation case against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This important civil rights settlement secures religious freedom for rabbis and other religious leaders. In August 2012, the Rabbi’s legal team filed suit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Complaint alleged that the Rabbi’s rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States, as well as Article 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, had been violated. The Memorandum of Understanding of this civil rights settlement excludes all individuals who perform religious rites, sects, and any committee of a church, mosque, synagogue or temple from the definition of “funeral director” under Pennsylvania law. Rabbi Wasserman and leaders of all other religious faiths can now conduct funeral services in Pennsylvania. The State Board of Funeral Directors must begin new enforcement procedures to ensure that the civil rights of individuals who perform religious burials are not violated. Documents related to this civil rights case may be reviewed here: 2012-12-17 Wasserman press release. Memorandum of Understanding. Stipulation.
