June 7, 2013 – Court Recommends Certifying Class Action for Virginia Coal Gas Rights Owners
Court Recommends Certifying Class Action for Virginia Coal Gas Rights Owners
Posted on June 7, 2013 by Daniel Seltz
On June 5, 2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent recommended that the U.S. District Court grant class-action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of landowners in southwest Virginia against EQT Production Company and CNX Gas Company, both Pittsburgh-area energy companies with natural gas wells across Appalachia.