Judge Dismisses Some Fracking Companies In Lithium Battery Injury Lawsuit

Mealey's (July 27, 2017, 1:46 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — The federal judge in Oklahoma presiding over a lithium battery injury lawsuit brought against hydraulic fracturing companies by former employees on July 20 dismissed two of the defendants on grounds they owed no duty to the injured parties (Jacob McGehee, et al. v. Southwest Electronic Energy Corporation, et al. and Southwest Electronic Energy Corporation v. Engineered Power LP, et al., No. 15-145, W.D. Okla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 113098)....