Matthew
D. Cabral, an associate in the firm’s Albany, N.Y., office, has broad
litigation experience, including cases involving construction defects and
injury, premises liability, personal injury and toxic torts. He is a former
clerk for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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.