Judge Dismisses Contract Case On Grounds Signature Requirement Was Not Met

(December 7, 2023, 2:23 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A federal judge in Texas on Dec. 6 granted an energy company’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed with prejudice the contract dispute related to a hydraulic fracturing drilling rig, ruling that an email from the fracking company involved in the contract did not meet the signature requirement under the statute of frauds....