Brenda Lee Hopper, et al. v. Jay-Bee Oil & Gas Inc., et al

Case Background

In 2020, Brenda Lee Hopper, both individually and on behalf of a group of leaseholders, filed a class action lawsuit against several hydraulic fracturing operators, including Jay-Bee Oil & Gas Inc., Jay-Bee Production Co., JB Exploration I LLC, Jay-Bee Royalty LLC, and Randall J. Broda. The lawsuit accused the Defendants of unlawfully deducting post-production expenses from royalty payments owed to the class members. The case was filed in the United States District Court, West Virginia Northern. Judge John Preston Bailey presided over this lawsuit and approved the settlement. [Case number: 20-101]

Cause

The class members include all perso