( March 10, 2025, 9:10 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Expand Energy Corp., which is a defendant in antitrust multidistrict litigation related to shale oil, has filed a brief in support of a motion to dismiss in New Mexico federal court arguing that the consolidated class complaint should be dismissed because of the “implausibility of Plaintiffs’ allegations” as they relate to claims that Expand participated in a conspiracy with Wall Street investors, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and others to restrict the production of crude oil....