Partner Poe Leggette and Associates Alex Obrecht and Rosario Doriott Domínguez authored an article published in the 64th proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s Annual Institute. The article, “High-Stakes Royalty Litigation: Class Actions and Federal Royalty Demands,” analyzes trends in private and governmental royalty disputes, focusing on class certification issues, the marketable-condition rule, and unbundling. The article has already been cited by practitioners to the North Dakota Supreme Court (available here), advocating for more transparent and efficient royalty law.
The article’s citation is: Alexander K. Obrecht, L. Poe Leggette & Rosario C. Doriott Domínguez, “High-Stakes Royalty Litigation: Class Actions and Federal Royalty Demands,” 64 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 6-1 (2018).
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