Continental Resources, Inc. – Bakken Shale and STACK E&P Company

by ldc55 | Aug 23, 2024 | Forensic and Economic Damage, FORENSIC AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE PRACTICE

Forensic, industry and valuation expert retained by defendant, Continental Resources, to evaluate claims asserted by a vendor/service provider who was repositioned and refinanced through a LBO with PNC Bank and Chambers Energy; evaluated causative factors, gross...

Retail and Wholesale Fuel Supplier – Confidential

by ldc55 | Aug 23, 2024 | Forensic and Economic Damage, FORENSIC AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE PRACTICE

Forensic Compliance Expert retained by defense/criminal counsel at Jones Walker (New Orleans) on behalf of a fuel supplier to evaluate nationwide fuel sales to operators conducting oilfield drilling activities in Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Wyoming and...

Express Credit Auto – Flow of Funds and Tracing for Corporate Separateness:

by ldc55 | Aug 23, 2024 | Forensic and Economic Damage, FORENSIC AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE PRACTICE

Retained in a family law dispute to analyze and/or trace funds/property; employed four generally recognized tracing methods; concluded the funds/property could not be sufficiently traced to entities asserted to hold separate, non- jointly owned property.

Sonic Restaurants, Inc. – Fast Food Franchise

by ldc55 | Aug 23, 2024 | Forensic and Economic Damage, FORENSIC AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE PRACTICE

Franchisee Contract Compliance Expert retained by Sonic, the corporate franchisor, to investigate and quantify lack of compliance and underpayment of royalties in a dispute with a regional franchise.

Brett Wingo v. The Southern Company, et al. – Integrated Utility and Power Generating Company

by ldc55 | Aug 23, 2024 | Forensic and Economic Damage, FORENSIC AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE PRACTICE

Forensic Expert retained by a former employee/whistleblower to evaluate the deficiencies in financial disclosures by the Southern Company for the estimated commercial operation date and cost-to-complete for the Kemper Power Plant facility located in Kemper County,...

United Food and Commercial Workers Union, et al. v. Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et al. – Publicly Traded E&P Company

by ldc55 | Aug 23, 2024 | Forensic and Economic Damage, FORENSIC AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE PRACTICE

Forensic and Accounting Expert- Retained by counsel, Robbins, Geller, Rudman (San Diego), to the retirement plan for the union that acquired stock in Chesapeake Energy in a securities matter; evaluated the threshold of materiality related to certain financial...