Earthquake-related lawsuits advance
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A series of ongoing earthquake-related lawsuits advanced last week with two stays lifted and two new lawsuits filed.
In
The judge stayed the cases in March pending action in similar cases filed in federal court. Last week's action allows both cases to move forward in state court in
While those cases are proceeding, attorney
The suit was filed in state court in
The same seven oil companies also were named as defendants in a new case filed
That case was filed by
"That case represents the first time an insurance company has sued on an earthquake case," Poynter said.
Far fewer earthquakes have been attributed to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
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