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Case Law
The following resources represent a collection of court filings and judicial opinions regarding Dimock Township. Furthermore, the decisions may be viewed via an online legal database using the mentioned docket number.
This list of cases is not exhaustive.
Nolen Scott Ely et al. v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. et al. (USDC M.D. Pennsylvania, No. 3:09-cv-02284)
- Complaint (Nov. 19, 2009) (a group of local residents argued that Defendant’s drilling operations had been improperly conducted, resulting for the residents in “health injuries, loss of use and enjoyment of their property, loss of quality of life, emotional distress, and other damages)
- Jury Verdict (Mar. 10, 2016) (the jury reached a verdict holding Defendant responsible for water contamination in Dimock Township and directed Defendant to pay a total of $4.25 million to Plaintiffs covering property and private nuisance damages)
- Memorandum Opinion & Order (Mar. 31, 2017) (the Court denied Defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law though it agreed that the substantial weakness of this case undermined the verdict of the jury; thus, the Court set aside the verdict and agreed to a new trial)
- Order dismissing case without prejudice (Sep. 21, 2017)
Kemble v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. et al. (USDC M.D. Pennsylvania, No. 3:17-cv-00665)
- Complaint (Apr. 13, 2017) (Plaintiff, a Dimock resident, alleged that Defendant’s shale operations constituted a “private, temporary, continuing, abatable nuisance, and negligence/recklessness”)
- Plaintiff’s Motion to dismiss all Defendants (Jun. 7, 2017)
- Order dismissing the case (Jun. 9, 2017) (the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss all defendants without prejudice)
