On March 10, 2016, a jury awarded eight residents of Pennsylvania from two different families $4.2 million from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. for negligent drilling of wells, causing a private nuisance significantly harming the plaintiffs in their use and enjoyment of their properties.
This is a major victory for these families, who chose not to settle when 40 other families did.
As we reported earlier in the year, fracking is a highly controversial method of extracting natural gas and petroleum, with people alleging methane contamination from fracking causes their tap water to light on fire.
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