Andrew
J. Scholz, special counsel in the firm’s White Plains, N.Y., office, defends
companies and individuals in mass tort, toxic tort and environmental
litigation. He is the editor of Goldberg Segalla’s hydrofracking blog Shale
Watch (shalewatchblog.com) and co-chair of the Toxic Tort Subcommittee within
the American Bar Association’s Mass Torts Committee.
In part one of our two-part series on the legal implications of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for drillers, published in the January 2013 issue of The Driller, we provided an up-to-date nationwide review of fracking-related litigation in order to illustrate various third-party litigation risks undertaken by those engaged in the practice.
One of the most hotly debated topics in America today is the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as "fracking," and the benefits and risks proponents and opponents associated with the practice.