Abstract
In the case of Roth v. Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. and Gassearch Drilling Corp., the plaintiffs are land owners and owners of the gas rights on their property, who leased the right to extract the gas to defendant Cabot Oil. A Cabot subsidiary, Gassearch Drilling Corporation, is also a defendant. Plaintiffs allege that their ground water was contaminated by the defendants’ drilling and operation of shale gas wells on their property. The action seeks response costs and damages against the defendants, asserting nine different theories of liability. The defendants countered by filing a Motion to Dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), arguing that the allegations of the Complaint failed to adequately set forth cognizable causes of action. On January 30, 2013, the Court denied the Motion as to six of the nine counts.
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