singular_me
31st May 2014, 05:56 AM
I am not in favor of ANY mega lawsuits because they are dooming us even further... Id rather like activism to put that evil out of business
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Texas family wins $2.9 million fracking lawsuit, setting stage for more lawsuits to follow
By Tom Boggioni
Friday, May 30, 2014
A north Texas family won a $2.9 million lawsuit against a Plano-based oil company after convincing a jury that emissions from the company’s fracking operations were making them sick.
Losing this case was not good for the industry,” McGarity explained. “My guess is the industry will coalesce around this case. The industry will want to stop the dam from breaking wide open…This is where they will take a stand.”
Aruba defended themselves stating that only 22 of the 100 wells drilled with two miles of the Parrs’ ranch are theirs, so the bothersome emissions could have come from one of its competitor’s wells.
The Parrs’ have been attempting to sell their 40-acre ranch for two years but with no takers. The jury concluded that the value of the property decreased $275,000 because of Aruba operations.
Neighbors of the Parrs’, Christine and Tim Ruggiero, also sued Aruba, but reached an out-of-court settlement with the oil company.
Aruba has asked the presiding judge to reverse the jury’s verdict. Arguments over the verdict will be heard in June.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/30/texas-family-wins-2-9-million-fracking-lawsuit-setting-stage-for-more-lawsuits-to-follow/
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Texas family wins $2.9 million fracking lawsuit, setting stage for more lawsuits to follow
By Tom Boggioni
Friday, May 30, 2014
A north Texas family won a $2.9 million lawsuit against a Plano-based oil company after convincing a jury that emissions from the company’s fracking operations were making them sick.
Losing this case was not good for the industry,” McGarity explained. “My guess is the industry will coalesce around this case. The industry will want to stop the dam from breaking wide open…This is where they will take a stand.”
Aruba defended themselves stating that only 22 of the 100 wells drilled with two miles of the Parrs’ ranch are theirs, so the bothersome emissions could have come from one of its competitor’s wells.
The Parrs’ have been attempting to sell their 40-acre ranch for two years but with no takers. The jury concluded that the value of the property decreased $275,000 because of Aruba operations.
Neighbors of the Parrs’, Christine and Tim Ruggiero, also sued Aruba, but reached an out-of-court settlement with the oil company.
Aruba has asked the presiding judge to reverse the jury’s verdict. Arguments over the verdict will be heard in June.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/30/texas-family-wins-2-9-million-fracking-lawsuit-setting-stage-for-more-lawsuits-to-follow/