plg POYNTER LAW GROUP
News
What the Frack? Man-Made Earthquakes Are For Real
Scott Poynter February 2015
Imagine that you and your family are watching a football game in your living room. All of a sudden there is a loud noise – as if a helicopter is landing on your roof. Your home shakes vigorously, pictures fall from the walls, the kitchen cabinets lose their dishes and crash on the now cracking floor. Your water pipes burst turning your basement into an unintended indoor pool, and the stones facing your two-story fireplace and chimney dislodge and cascade downward onto your lap. You scream, "What the f#*%!?"
Energy Companies Can Be Sued Over Earthquakes, Oklahoma Supreme Court Says
Wall Street Journal; By Daniel Gilbert June 30, 2015
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a woman injured in a 2011 earthquake can file suit in district court against the two energy companies she accuses of causing the quake.
