A long contentious lawsuit involving Bakken shale oil and gas leases recently lead to a Texas federal jury awarding a total of $9,291,570 to U.S. Enercorp Ltd., which contended that it had sustained tortious interference with a prospective contract and an existing contract. The defendants in the case include SDC Montana Bakken Exploration, Val Verde Investments and Ringo Shapiro.

The case was originally filed in the 166th District Court of Bexar County in 2009, and then removed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2012.

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