EQT Corporation, a large U.S. natural gas producer, and its top officials were slapped with a securities lawsuit Tuesday in Pennsylvania Western District Court over the company's proposed acquisition of rival gas producer Rice for $6.7 billion. The suit was filed by Saxena White PA on behalf of Kensico Associates and Kensico Offshore Fund Master Ltd. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2:21-cv-01890, Kensico Associates, L.P. et al v. EQT Corporation et al.

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