Men Injured By Lithium Battery Explosion On Fracking Rig Seek Reversal, Dismissal

(April 30, 2018, 10:02 AM EDT) -- DENVER — Two men who contend that they were injured when a lithium battery exploded while they were working on a hydraulic fracturing rig filed a brief on April 23 in the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, contending that the arguments asserted in a brief filed by the two defendants “represent a misunderstanding” of the claims and constitute “a continued misapplication of Oklahoma law.”  As a result, the men argue that a lower court’s decision in favor of the fracking companies should be reversed (Jacob McGehee, et al. v. Forest Oil Corp., et al., No. 17-6238, 10th Cir.)....