Archive for the ‘Auto Accidents’ Category

The thirteen (13) trial lawyers at DLP continue to investigate a gas truck, motorcycle accident in Bradford County Pennsylvania which resulted in serious injury to the firm’s client. Attorneys Joe Price and Paul Oven are leading the investigation. This case is one of many catastrophic injury and death cases being handled by DLP in the Marcellus shale region of Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

The water problems and debate in Dimmock Pennsylvania continue.  CABOT GAS,  gas drilling company does not need to provide additional water to residents.   Property owners claim that methane levels in their water are increasing.  Experts continue to fight over the water issues.  The thirteen (13) lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal Price LLP—PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS AND MARCELLUS SHALE DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT LAWYERS–CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS AND OTHER GAS DRILLING ISSUES IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

The boundaries for the Marcellus shale gas field in Pennsylvania are still being defined.  Drilling rigs are popping up at full speed in counties such as Bradford, Susquehanna and Tioga Counties.  However, fields are still undefined and the number of drilling rigs under construction have leveled off or declined in counties such as Wyoming, Luzerne and Potter Counties.  The thirteen lawyers (13) at DLP:–PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT AND MARCELLUS SHALE GAS DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT LAWYERS continue to follow this and other gas drilling issues in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

The number of drilling rigs in the Marcellus Shale regions of Pennsylvania is approaching two thousand (2000).  Reports note that over one thousand and eight hundred gas drilling rigs  (1800) have been placed in operation.  Industry leaders are touting the great positive economic impact of the expanding natural gas industry.  Hundreds of new Marcellus Shale gas drilling rigs are planned throughout Pennsylvania.  Thr thirteen lawyers at DOUGHERTY LEVENTHAL PRICE LLP—DLP—PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT AND MARCELLUS SHALE GAS DRILLING RIG INJURY LAWYERS, continue to follow this and other Marcellus Shale gas drilling issues in Pennsylvania.

Reports note that construction of the 30 mile pipeline for transporting Marcellus Shale natural gas in Northeastern Pennsylvania is moving forward.  Pipeline clearing, digging, routing under the Susquehanna River and other construction activities remain on schedule.  Opposition in various municipalities continues and meetings are being held.  The thirteen (13) lawyers at DOUGHERTY LEVENTHAL PRICE LLP –DLP–PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT AND MARCELLUS SHALE GAS DRILLING RIG INJURY AND ACCIDENT LAWYERS continue to follow this and other gas drilling issues in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

Local county governments is the Marcellus Shale gas drilling regions of Pennsylvania like the Governor’s idea of an impact fee on gas drilling companies.  However, county officials prefer that the impact fee be administered by the Commonwealth and monies distributed by the state.  Under the current proposal counties without drilling rigs would receive zero monies for upkeep of their roads and infrastructure.  The thirteen lawyers at DLP–PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS AND MARCELLUS SHALE DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT LAWYERS  continue to follow this and other gas drilling issues in Pennsylvania.

Voters in an affluent suburb of Pittsburgh have convienced a local judge to allow a referendum on the November, 2011 ballot to ban gas drilling in the community.  Residents of Peters Township, Pennsylvania will be the first municipality to vote on permitting drilling rigs in their town.  Township officials had fought to keep the issue off the ballot.  Township officials may appeal.  The thirteen (13) lawyers at DOUGHERTY LEVENTHAL & PRICE LLP—PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS AND MARCELLUS SHALE DRILLING RIG ACCIDENT LAWYERS—continue to follow this and other Marcellus Shale drilling issues in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

At separate meetings in Newton Township, Lackawanna County Pennsylvania and Dallas Township, Luzerne County Pennsylvania local government officials met and heard testimony by local residents regarding gas drilling operations in their respective communities.  Residents voiced support for the gas industry along with concerns over water, environmental, safety, home values and other issues.  Local officials listened and are considering local regulations of the gas drilling industry.  The twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal , Price LLP–DLP–PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK LAWYERS and PENNSYLVANIA GAS DRILLING RIG INJURY LAWYERS, continue to follow this and other Marcellus Shale Gas drilling issues in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

Gaovernor Tom Corbett has endorsed a natural gas drilling “impact Fee” for gas develepers in the Marcellus Shale Industry in Pennsylvania.  Governor Corbett has opposed “taxes” on gas drillers, but now looks to obtain monies to pay individual Counties and local municipalities for the extra costs spurred by the expanding gas industry throughout the Commonwealth.   Legislation will be introduced shortly in Harrisburg for implementation of the “impact fee”.  The twelve lawyers at Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP–DLP–PENNSYLVANIA GAS DRILLING INJURY/TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS–continue to monitor this and other Marcellus Shale gas drilling issues.

Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale gas drilling/truck accident lawyers Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP,  DLP  continue to investigate several serious gas drilling truck accident cases in Susquehanna and Bradford Counties Pennsylvanaia.  The twelve (12 ) attorneys at DLP have handled significant truck accident cases throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania for the past twenty five (25) years.