Briggs v SWN Rule of Capture/Trespass Court Case Resurrected

In January 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in THE most consequential lawsuit for Marcellus Shale drilling we’ve seen, a case called Briggs v Southwestern Energy (see HUGE NEWS: PA Supreme Court Keeps ‘Rule of Capture’ for Fracking). The PA Supremes ruled in favor of Southwestern, retaining the “rule of capture” in the Keystone State. Little did we know, but in 2022, the Briggs filed a new lawsuit, call it "Briggs 2," along the same lines, alleging that Southwestern's drilling and fracking on a neighboring property has intruded ("trespassed") under the property line and drained gas from the Briggs property. Here we go again...

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