UPDATE 1-Chesapeake faces trial on bid-rigging in Michigan lease sale
July 10, 2014 at 12:52 PM EDT
July 10 (Reuters) - A judge in Michigan has ruled that Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corp must face a criminal trial on a charge of bid-rigging with competitor Encana Corp at a 2010 state land lease auction, citing evidence of a conspiracy between the companies that drove state lease prices down sharply.