According to the law firm press release, Sandridge Energy Inc. ("SandRidge" or the Company), together with its subsidiaries, explores and produces oil and natural gas properties primarily in the Mid-Continent region of the United States. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 4,388 gross producing wells; approximately 3,624,000 gross total acres under lease; and 30 rigs drilling in the Mid-Continent, as well as estimated proved reserves of 433.4 million barrels of oil equivalent.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) SandRidge was improperly accounting for penalties owed to Occidental Petroleum Corp. under a Treatment Agreement on an annual basis when it was required to do so on a quarterly basis; (2) SandRidge's quarterly and annual financial and operating results for the periods ending December 31, 2012 through June 30, 2014 were overstated and required restatement; (3) Defendant engaged in improper related party transactions; (4) SandRidge lacked proper internal controls over financial reporting; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's financial statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On November 4, 2014, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the SEC, announcing that its previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon because the Company was improperly accounting for penalties under the Treating Agreement with Occidental.

On this news, shares of SandRidge declined $0.25 per share, nearly 6.5%, to close on November 4, 2014, at $3.56 per share, on unusually heavy volume.

This case was dismissed on July 29, 2015.