Hydraulic Fracturing Lawsuits Filed Over Earthquakes

About Lawsuits: Energy companies are facing a growing number of lawsuits over hydraulic fracturing, the controversial gas mining process, including allegations that the drilling operations increase the risk of earthquakes. Sandra Ladra, of Prague, Oklahoma, recently filed a hydraulic fracturing earthquake lawsuit in Lincoln County Circuit Court, naming more than 25 energy companies as defendants. The complaint alleges that the gas mining operations caused a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in November 2011, during which......

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