Mealey's (May 5, 2023, 1:57 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied a motion to dismiss a hydraulic fracturing injury case, ruling that “a reasonable factfinder” could find that the fracking operators’ conduct “constituted an extreme departure from the standard of care.” The judge also said that questions remained regarding the application of “gross negligence” in the master service agreement between the operators and a third-party contractor and, therefore, the case could not be dismissed....