Company:  Fracking Cost Recovery Case Fails On Statutory Grounds

(May 11, 2020, 8:06 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, La. — A hydraulic fracturing company sued for the recovery of money spent on drilling costs on April 17 moved in Louisiana federal court for dismissal of the complaint on grounds that the plaintiff failed to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and because the plaintiff did not comply with statutory requirements pertaining to the fracking wells in question (Limekiln Development Inc. v. XTO Energy Inc., No. 20-145, W.D. La.)....

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