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EPA Draft Report on Fracking
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a draft report on hydraulic fracturing, concluding that there is no evidence that fracking ha…
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Lone Pine Issue Moving to State Supreme Court
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Readers know we have posted before about the important case management tool known as the “Lone PIne” order. These “Lone Pine” or…
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Lone Pine Issue Appealed to State Supreme Court
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Defendants in a fracking toxic tort case last week petitioned the Colorado Supreme Court to overrule an appeals court decision which had struck down a…
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Hearing Questions EPA Stance on Fracking
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The House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing earlier this week to review federal hydraulic fracturing research activities. The hear…
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House Subcommitee Chair Questions EPA Approach on Fracking
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We have posted before about the tremendous economic promise of fracking technology, and the attempts of the plaintiffs bar to exploit this promise. An…
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Fracking Toxic Tort Case Dismissed Per Lone Pine Order
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Readers will recall our earlier postings on “fracking”; natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy for the U.S…
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A Picture Worth a Thousand Words Under Twombly?
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We have posted about plaintiffs attorneys seeking to exploit the valuable and significant economic boon that is hydraulic fracturing. Today’s post com…
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Fracking Meets Medical Monitoring
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We have posted before about medical monitoring claims, and recently noted how plaintiff attorneys have cast their eyes on hydraulic fracturing operati…
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Plaintiffs Bar Looking to Attack Exploration of Shale Gas
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Many of our readers may have seen the recent cover story in Time noting how natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy f…
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