Suing

A New York City-based law firm specializing in mass tort litigation is suing Anschutz Exploration Corp. and its contractors on behalf of nine families that claim their drinking water was contaminated by the company’s gas exploration and drilling activities in Horseheads, NY.

Two conservation groups are suing the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) for allowing natural gas development in the watershed prior to a moratorium instituted last year. The plaintiffs have asked the court to have the drilled wells removed, “and the sites cleaned up and restored to natural conditions.”

A Barnett Shale landowner is suing units of Chesapeake Energy Corp. alleging underpayment of royalties via a scheme involving gas sales to an affiliate at less than full value. The lawsuit seeks class action status.

Texas is suing the federal government over its deepwater drilling moratorium, alleging that under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) affected states must be consulted by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) before such a measure is taken.

Texas is suing the federal government over its deepwater drilling moratorium, alleging that under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) affected states must be consulted by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) before such a measure is taken.

Landowners in Virginia are suing Consol Energy Inc. and its CNX Gas Corp.; and EQT Corp. and its EQT Production Co., alleging that coalbed methane (CBM) is being unlawfully produced from their lands. The lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of provisions of Virginia’s Gas and Oil Act and could yield billions in compensatory and punitive damages, a plaintiffs’ lawyer told NGI.

Landowners in Virginia are suing Consol Energy Inc. and its CNX Gas Corp.; and EQT Corp. and its EQT Production Co., alleging that coalbed methane (CBM) is being unlawfully produced from their lands. The lawsuits challenge the constitutionality of provisions of Virginia’s Gas and Oil Act and could yield billions in compensatory and punitive damages, a plaintiffs’ lawyer told NGI.

Range Resources is suing a Pennsylvania town for unfairly restricting its natural gas drilling. The Fort Worth, TX-based independent, which has a 900,000-acre leasehold in the Marcellus Shale, claims it can’t develop 2,500 acres because of special ordinances and fees enacted by a rural township.

Range Resources is suing a Pennsylvania town for unfairly restricting its natural gas drilling. The Fort Worth, TX-based independent, which has a 900,000-acre leasehold in the Marcellus Shale, claims it can’t develop 2,500 acres because of special ordinances and fees enacted by a rural township.