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Frac Fluid Disclosures and Personal Injury Suits

By Greg Russell

Lessons learned:  The Oil and Gas Journal has a good article on how benzene exposure lawsuits may intersect with the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluid constituents.  "New requirements for disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing create a very real danger that frac-fluid recipes could become a major issue in personal injury lawsuits, particularly litigation alleging disease from benzene exposure."

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Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy

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