Kerr-McGee, a subsidiary of the giant oil and gas company Anadarko, is being sued for $25 billion in New York City. The company's long history and pedigree resemble a script from the old and recently resurrected TV series "Dallas."

After the CEO of Chesapeake Energy was drilled by allegations of impropriety, angry shareholders are demanding change.

The nation's second largest natural gas company, Chesapeake Energy, has seen its stock plummet almost 40 percent this year. And this week it's been borrowing billions of dollars at high interest rates just to make ends meet.