The victims of the Silver Spring apartment explosion have partnered with two law firms and say they will file a lawsuit in the coming weeks. CASA, an advocacy group that has helped the victims since the Aug. 10 blast, announced the partnership during a news conference Wednesday morning. “I think it’s very important that these families are compensated for what happened,” said CASA Executive …
Atmos Energy has been hit with a huge lawsuit over last year’s explosion that damaged a neighborhood in Waxahachie, and nearly 30 plaintiffs have signed-on. The lawsuit blames Atmos for not monitoring Metrobore, the contractor that allegedly cut through both gas and sewer lines. Attorney Tom Carse tells KRLD news the leak went unnoticed for …
The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit was filed in New York on behalf of certain purchasers of shares of Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NOG) over alleged Securities Laws Violations by Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for certain (NYSEMKT:NOG) investors. Investors who purchased shares of Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. …
Safirstein Metcalf LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (“Northern Oil and Gas” or the “Company”) (NYSE:NOG) between March 1, 2013 and August 15, …
Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a 516-miles natural gas pipeline project that would travel through three Southeastern states. Groups including the Sierra Club filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
Geprags Park in Hinesburg is a popular place for dog walkers, birders and others out for a hike. “This is a regular walking spot for me,” Lisa Barrett said. Barrett lives in Richmond but takes her dogs to the 85-acre park.
On May 4, several environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), calling for an end to the regulatory exemption it carved out in the late 1980s for the oil and gas industry with regards to how it handles industrial waste. That exemption to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, a recent DeSmog investigation showed, was …
The Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday will vote on settling a lawsuit in which it claimed Chesapeake Energy Corporation cheated taxpayers out of millions of dollars in royalties for natural gas it drilled under city land. It is not immediately clear how much the proposed settlement is worth. A notation on the council agenda said the terms will be made public but did not specify when.
It may be spring in Western Pennsylvania, but there’s a new chill in the air in Butler County, where opponents of shale gas drilling and fracking near the Mars School District campus say they feel intimidated by gas leaseholders’ legal efforts to silence them. “Our focus is all about protecting the 3,700 children at the Mars schools, but because of these lawsuits there are already people who …
A half-dozen environmental groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, claiming it has failed to properly regulate fracking and the the disposal of oil and gas drilling waste. See lawsuit below. The lawsuit filed by groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Integrity Project and Earthworks asks EPA to meet its “long- …