W.Va. Court Schedules Daubert Hearing in Fracking Chemical Injury Case

WHEELING, W.Va. — A federal judge will hear argument next month on whether to exclude testimony offered on behalf of a drilling site worker for Schlumberger Technology Corp. (NYSE: SLB) and CNX Gas Co. (NYSE: CNX), who alleges that accidental exposure to hydraulic drilling chemicals and silica debris led to burns and other injuries, including an increased risk of cancer.

Judge John P. Bailey of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has scheduled a hearing for Feb. 4 on Schlumberger Technology Corp.’s motion to exclude testimony offered by toxicologist Richard Lipsey, Ph.D., as inadmissible …