Fort Worth school district

AG orders records released; Fort Worth school district settled with Chesapeake for $1million

2016-04-12T15:26:30-05:00

By Max Baker Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published April 11, 2016 FORT WORTH - The Fort Worth school district settled its lawsuit with Chesapeake Energy over natural gas royalties for $1 million, according to documents released Monday after the Texas attorney general decided that the information is public. The attorney general’s office ordered the district to release details of the out-of-court settlement despite efforts by Chesapeake to keep it private through a confidentiality agreement signed by both parties in December. The Star-Telegram, along with the city of Fort Worth, sought to have the settlement agreement, approved by the Fort Worth school [...]

AG orders records released; Fort Worth school district settled with Chesapeake for $1million2016-04-12T15:26:30-05:00

Chesapeake Energy wants settlement with Fort Worth school district kept secret

2016-03-04T14:17:24-06:00

By Max B. Baker Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published March 2, 2016 When the Fort Worth school district sued Chesapeake Energy two years ago, it accused the company of using sham arrangements and outright fraud to subtract an untold amount of money from its royalty payments. The lawsuit stressed that the missing cash was being taken from an entity that does its business in an “open, ethical and honorable manner” as it serves more than 80,000 students from kindergarten to high school. Chesapeake, it seemed to be saying, was almost taking the money from school children themselves. Chesapeake — now facing [...]

Chesapeake Energy wants settlement with Fort Worth school district kept secret2016-03-04T14:17:24-06:00
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