Numerous Companies, Individuals Named by Amwell Township Families in Civil Suit
Eight people who live near a natural-gas drilling and wastewater impoundment site claim health problems as a basis for their action.
Three families who claim to have suffered health problems because of activities related to natural gas-drilling activities in Amwell Township have sued numerous companies and individuals, citing their various roles in the planning, building and operation of a nearby drilling and wastewater impoundment site. Attorneys with Smith Butz LLC, Cecil Township, filed the lawsuit last week in the Civil Division of Washington County Court. The 190-page document seeks monetary compensation, along with remediation of what is designated as the Yeager site, off McAdams Road in Amwell. The suit was filed on behalf of: According to the lawsuit, the eight Amwell residents complain "of injuries from environmental contamination and polluting events caused by…
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