Dimock, PA – Court Case Status – March 1, 2016
The Dimock Court Case is live. The following are links to a number of articles about the case.
Federal trial begins in the case of Dimock’s water contamination
Dimock resident takes the stand against Cabot Oil and Gas
High-Profile Trial Begins in Dimock, PA Water Contamination Case
Source of Water Contamination at Issue
Ruling on Data – 300 exhibits not submitted -“because Lewis failed to notify Cabot’s attorneys she intended to present the evidence until a few weeks before the trial, which is a violation of court rules that govern when information must be disclosed to the opposing party”.
Dimock Trial Update: Plaintiffs’ Expert Witness Exposed as Fracktivist
Philly News – “Two Dimock Families” (March 4, 2016)
It would have been nice to see more reporters in the court room during the case – Here is why – Also – it is always critical to read past the headline.
From the preliminary information, it would seem the trial transcript will be interesting reading and may be a great educational tool and good for a course on ethics. This quote is interesting – is this a conflict of interest ? – “maintain objectivity and personal integrity,” he directed that his fee be paid to a nonprofit charity of his choice.”
Apparently, jurors like clean water -“It is obvious from their decision, however, that they believe their fellow citizens are entitled to clean water regardless of the legal or regulatory prerogatives of nearby industrial enterprises. ….. During the trial, Cabot also showed there was no proven physical connection underground between its gas wells and the water wells.”
Post Trial Motions and other Actions (Please Note this is a Cabot Page) , but it is worth reading. Again I am looking forward to reading the actual transcripts of the case because the quotes from the site are very interesting. If you are aware of a plaintiff website with their time line and info – please share so we can add a link. Document that indicates it was a summary of fact. (Again – if there is a plaintiff website with content – please share).
Just some thoughts
- It is critical to conduct proper baseline testing – new phone app describes this process – Know Your H20? “Baseline Testing“.
If you find a solid article on the case – please forward. Happy to add.
Brian
Hello,
I want to fist say ” I’m not any kind of an expert, and what I’m going to say may not have a whole lot to do with this case, but here it goes.” I find it so unfortunately, for the residents of Pa. that some companies can team up with the politicians and ever be able to open this beautiful state to what most would call a crime against the planet. If the facts about what fracking were ever openly discussed evaluated explained to the common voter, fracking would have never been approved! There’s only one reason for this its that, someone who doesn’t live here will profit from our ignorance. It’s sad. I’m outraged that it’s still going on. You’d create just as many jobs putting up windmills or solar but no. Let’s bring in people from God knows where to rap the land, destroying it for decades. My children won’t thank the person that let this one slip by I can tell you that. Watch the documentary on it Obama name is in the title. It’s sad we have to change our ways, does anyone realize this..
Thanks, for listening.
Thanks for your opinion and thoughts. You may want to check out the history of oil and gas development in PA and leasing oil, gas, and mineral rights. Regarding energy it is about location location location, wind and solar is not uniformly available throughout the USA where it will work commercially. Also, when projects have been attempted in PA wind and solar, they have be Killed by local Not in My Back Yard. Maybe if we had more Yes IN my back yard, we would have more. In addition, money should be spent on energy efficiency, R/D on battery technology, and making wind and solar more efficient – currently efficiency very low. At least in PA – citizens own most of the natural gas rights – not the state or the federal govt.
Websites – Oil and Gas History of PA – http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/cs/groups/public/documents/document/dcnr_014593.pdf
Great Group – SOS – Save our Streams -http://saveourstreamspa.org/
Online Course in Oil and Gas Development and other Energy Topics – http://online-training-courses.info/index.php/categories/energy
Residential Energy Audits –