Bang v. Continental Resources

Summary

The Court affirmed the amended judgment and the denial of the Bangs’ motions for a new trial and relief from judgment. It held the oil and gas lease, read as a whole, implicitly authorized Continental to install the pipeline facilities because transporting production water was reasonably necessary to develop and produce oil and gas. The Court also upheld the district court’s evidentiary rulings, judgment as a matter of law concerning topsoil, jury instructions, discovery sanction, and denial of post-trial motions. The opinion contains no separate writings.