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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies

(15) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

James A. Drummond and Chris Parrish v. Range Resources-Midcontinent, LLC et al.; pending in the District Court of Grady County, State of Oklahoma; Case No. CJ-2010-510

As we previously disclosed, the parties successfully mediated the case in May 2013 resulting in a settlement and we executed a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, with an effective date of May 31, 2013, providing for a cash payment to the class in the amount of $87.5 million in settlement of all claims made by the class for the period prior to May 31, 2013. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, on June 28, 2013, we paid $87.5 million into an escrow account. On September 9, 2013, the Court approved the settlement thereby finally concluding this matter.

We are the subject of, or party to, a number of other pending or threatened legal actions, administrative proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty, we believe that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to proceedings or claims will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position as a whole or on our liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. We will continue to evaluate our litigation quarterly and will establish and adjust any litigation reserves as appropriate to reflect our assessment of the then current status of litigation.

Transportation and Gathering Contracts

In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, our transportation and gathering commitments increased by approximately $150.0 million over the next 10 years primarily due to increases in existing transportation and gathering contracts.