June 6, 2013 – San Francisco Chronicle – US judged shocked by Va. role in lawsuit

US judged shocked by Va. role in lawsuit

By STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press

Updated 1:09 pm, Thursday, June 6, 2013

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has expressed shock that an assistant Virginia attorney general has been assisting two natural gas companies that are being sued by landowners who allege the companies bilked them out of natural gas royalties.