Truck Driver Can Proceed With Tort Claim for Accident at Gas Well

A divided Pennsylvania appellate court panel ruled that a truck driver can proceed with a tort claim for his injuries from an accident that occurred when he was making a delivery at a natural gas well. Case: Dobransky v. EQT Production Co., No. 900 WDA 2019, 08/11/2020, published. Facts: Eric Dobransky worked for Northwest Concrete Products Inc. as a truck driver. In June 2012, he delivered a load of barite to a well site owned by the EQT Production Co. Barite is a weighting agent to increase the density of industrial drilling fluids. As Dobransky was preparing to deposit the barite i...