Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Weighs in on Hydraulic Fracturing and Subsurface Trespass
The Energy Law
MARCH 31, 2020
In January of this year, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania tackled an issue that has been confronted by few other courts—whether the rule of capture precludes a claim for subsurface trespass due to hydraulic fracturing. [1] 2] Both the trial court and the appellate court awarded damages to the plaintiffs for the gas drained.
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