Wise County couple that sued Plano gas company may lose their $2.9M judgment
A Wise County couple might not get their $2.9 million judgment against a Plano natural gas company after years of legal fights.
Bob and Lisa Parr sued Aruba Petroleum in 2011 alleging that the company's drilling operations contaminated their 40-acre Decatur ranch. Nearly two years ago, a Dallas County jury agreed that Aruba intentionally created a private nuisance and gave the couple a seven-figure award.
But the 5th District Court of Appeals in Dallas reversed that decision this week. The court decided that the Parrs' claims didn't show that "Aruba actually intended or desired to create an interference on the Parrs' land that they claim was a nuisance" or that the company "actually knew or believed that an interference would result."
The ruling does not deal with any of the health claims mentioned in the Parrs' original lawsuit. The appeals court opinion said those issues weren't considered. The couple was featured in the documentary Gasland Part II, a highly critical look at the fracking revolution that greatly expanded gas drilling in the U.S.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2017/02/03/couple-featured-gasland-part-2-29-million-jury-award-reversed
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