Underlying Plaintiffs In Fracking Wastewater Dispute Properly Joined As Defendants

Mealey's (April 29, 2022, 1:50 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Underlying plaintiffs named as defendants in an insurer’s suit seeking a declaration that no coverage is owed to its insured for the disposal of fracking wastewater that caused earthquake activity in Oklahoma are proper parties in the insurer’s suit because the underlying plaintiffs have a sufficient interest in the resolution of the suit, an Oklahoma federal judge said April 28 in denying the underlying plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss....