Class Certification Denied in Gas Fields Compensation Case

A group of property owners in Pennsylvania had their motion for class certification again denied in their case seeking compensation from energy company EQT Corp.

The plaintiffs sued in July 2018 under the Natural Gas Act, alleging that EQT used their property for its gas storage fields without providing compensation or acquiring rights by contract or eminent domain.

U.S. District Judge for for the Western District of Pennsylvania Cathy Bissoon denied the motion Monday because “although Plaintiff’s redefinition of the class—limiting relief to owners with current property interests—eliminates a number of prior concerns,” she was “persuaded that the individualized inquiries ...