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Two drilling rig issues in Pennsylvania continue to work their way through government and legal channels.  The Governor’s special commission has recommended a Drilling Impact fee of some sort for gas companies in Pennsylvania.  Also, it has been reported that a second landfill in Lackawanna County will be accepting drill rig waste products.  The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to represent victims of serious trucking accidents, drilling rig accident and other major injury claims.

    A TEXAS  worker injured on a drill rig in the Northern  part of Pennsylvania is entitled to be covered by workers comp under the laws of Pa. despite having signed a contract with his Texas based employer that he would  pursue any work injury claim in Texas and only accept Texas benefits. Any person injured on the job in Pennsylvania is entitled to utilize  the Pennsylvania Workers Comp Act regardless where their employer is based.

Investigation of the recent drilling rig accident in LeRoy, Bradford County Pennsylvania which caused uncontrolled leakage of drill rig liquids continues.  The drill rig company is placing blame on other companies involved at the drill drill rig site for causing the drill rig accident.  Authorities continue to investigate environmental impacts of the drilling rig accident.  Results will not be known for some time.  The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to represent clients involved in drilling rig accidents and truck accident throughout NEPA and Central Pennsylvania including Tioga, Bradford, Potter, Lycoming, Sullivan and Susquehanna Counties.

As the battle over taxation of drilling rig /gas producing companies heats up in Pennsylvania opponents of the tax are citing major economic contributions to the State’s economy.   Anti-tax advocates claim that the gas drilling industry has already contributed at least $15 billion in revenues.  This number includes money for royalties, construction of drill rig sites. roads. business taxes etc.  Proponents of the tax continue to cite environmental and other concerns.  The twelve trial lawyers at DLP continue to monitor the debate on behalf of the many seriously injured clients it represents in drilling rig accidents, truck accidents, work accidents and other gas related events.

Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Act has not been amended in many years.  With the expansion of the Marcellus Shale gas drilling industry throughout the Commonwealth the call for regulation updates is heating up in Harrisburg.  Numerous bills are pending in the Legislature addressing many issues including environmental concerns, water concerns and drill site accident safety concerns.  The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to monitor all developments in order to serve our personal injury clients injured as the result of drill rig accidents, truck accidents and work injuries throughout Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania gas fields.

A Preliminary study by Duke University has identified methane caused by drill rig activity in well water in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  The study is ongoing and more sampling and study needs to be completed.  The samples in the study included those taken from Bradford, Susquehanna and Lackawanna Counties.

Taxing and collection of taxes on drill rig gas production continues to be a hot topic in Pennsylvania.  Gov. Tom Corbett remains 100% against any type of gas production tax.  However, many local politicians are pushing for some type of tax or severance fee to protect local communities such as Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Potter, Lycoming, Wyoming, Sullivan, Luzerne and other counties in Northeast and Northcentral Pennsylvania affected by the drill rig industry.  DLP continues to monitor this issue for it’s clients as it represents individuals injured in drill rig, truck and other serious accidents related to the gas industry.

The recent drill rig accident in Bradford County Pennsylvania causing fracking materials to leak into the Towanda river continues to make the news.  Recently the Governor of Maryland announced that he is considering filing a lawsuit against the responsible gas company for polluting the Chesapeake Bay.  DLP is following this issue for its clients.    The twelve lawyers at DLP continue to handle drill rig injury and other serious accident cases throughout Northeastern and Northcentral Pennsylvania.

Dougherty Leventhal & Price LLP, “DLP” continues to represent individuals injured in truck accidents in Northeastern and Northcentral Pennsylvania. Recently DLP was retained by the driver of a school bus in Bradford County  which was hit by a gas industry truck which went through a stop sign causing the school bus to roll over.  The lawsuit is ongoing. The twelve attorneys at DLP are available to represent  people injured in drill rig accidents, truck accidents and automobile accidents throughout Pennsylvania.

With the ever expanding installation of drill rig sites throughout Pennsylvania, the levy of a “gas tax” or severance fee continues to be a controversial issue throughout the Commonwealth.  The attorneys at Dougherty Leventhal and Price LLP, “DLP” continue to monitor this issue as it proceeds through the Legislature.  DLP continues to represent drill rig accident victims and other gas related accident victims throughout Pennsylvania, including Tioga, Susquehanna, Bradford, Lycoming, Luzerne, Potter, Clinton, Lackawanna and other counties.  For gas industry, drill rig and related accidents contact one of the twelve lawyers at DLP.