Mealey's (November 28, 2017, 12:49 PM EST) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas appeals panel on Nov. 22 dismissed a woman’s appeal for $30 million in sanctions against two hydraulic fracturing companies that had sued her, contending that she and a married couple were liable for conspiracy, aiding and abetting, defamation and business disparagement when they asserted allegations that the fracking companies’ drilling activities were responsible for contaminating their water supplies (Alisa Rich v. Range Resources Corporation, et al., No. 02-17-90-CV, Texas App., 2nd Dist., 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 10970)....