Ely v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

Ely and other plaintiffs sued Cabot (defendant) for property damage and injuries allegedly caused by its hydraulic fracturing operations, presenting expert testimony that a lack of care during fracking could cause water contamination, while Cabot presented reports showing fracking doesn't affect water quality when due care is exercised, along with evidence that fracking had rapidly become widely adopted and that oil-and-gas extraction generally had a century-long history in the state, and that Cabot had complied with all permitting requirements.