Motion To Disqualify Counsel Denied In Fracking Suit; Counsel Substitution Granted

SCRANTON, Pa. - The Susquehanna County, Pa., residents suing natural gas extraction companies in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for property damage and personal injuries for allegedly contaminating their water wells were denied a motion Jan. 31 to disqualify defense counsel because it also represents a nonparty they seek to depose, and the nonparty was granted leave to substitute counsel (Norma J. Fiorentino, et al. v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, et al., No. 09-2284, M.D. Pa.). Full story on lexis.com