Chesapeake asks for dismissal from Michigan case

Published May 24, 2014 4:48pm ET



OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. has asked to be dismissed from anti-trust charges filed against it in Michigan.

The Oklahoman reports (http://bit.ly/1kdCT0g ) that the oil and natural gas producer said in a court filing that the state has now no evidence to support charges it conspired with Canadian oil company Encana Corp. to hold down lease prices in the state.

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