Pa. Landowners' Former Counsel Seek Share of $2.2 Million Escrow Fund

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Former counsel for a group of central Pennsylvania residents are seeking one-third of an escrow fund established by a drilling company that residents blame for methane in their drinking water and other environmental contamination. Fiorentino v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., et al., No. 3:09-cv-02284-JEJ (M.D. Pa.).

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has scheduled a March 22 hearing on the motion by three law firms that filed the initial complaint on behalf of residents of Dimock, Pa., but were replaced as counsel in September.

District Judge John E. Jones III granted a …