Several claims dismissed in drilling contamination case against Cabot
Friday, January 23, 2015
A lawsuit against Cabot Oil & Gas in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna County has been diminished by a U.S. District Judge, according to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Forty-four plaintiffs sued Cabot in Nov. 2009 when they claimed that the company’s oil and gas drilling contaminated one township’s water supply in Susquehanna County. Of those 44 plaintiffs, 34 settled, leaving two families of 10 total plaintiffs seeking to recover property damages from drilling operations.
The judge dismissed some of the plaintiffs’ claims in the case, including: breach of contract, lost royalties and personal injury. A private nuisance claim and a negligence claim remain in the case.
GasSearch Drilling Services, one of the defendants in the case, was dismissed.
Via: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette > Drilling contamination case narrowed against Cabot in Susquehanna County
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