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Dimock Township, Pa., residents Nolen Scott Ely and his wife Monica Marta-Ely were awarded $ 2.75 million dollars by a federal jury on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the William J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, after finding Cabot Oil & Gas based in Houston, Texas responsible for contaminating their well water. Another Dimock Township couple Raymond and Victoria Hubert werw awarded $ 1.49 million dollars. Both families alleged that Cabot was negligent in drilling two natural gas wells near their Susquehanna County homes, which contained their wells with high levels of Methane. Both families have been pursuing the case for 6 years after rejecting a settlement offer in 2012. ( Butch Comegys / The Times & Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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