Judge:  Plaintiff Fails To Show Fracking Company Liable For Fraud, Continuing Tort

Mealey's (October 6, 2020, 3:12 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Louisiana federal judge on Sept. 22 dismissed a mineral rights and property damage lawsuit against an oil and gas exploration company, concluding that the plaintiff did not establish that fraud had been committed and that the conduct alleged did not constitute a continuing tort (Prairie Land Company v. ConocoPhillips Company, No. 20-748, W.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174128)....