Defense Motion To Dismiss Strict Liability Claim Granted Gas Compressor Operator

PITTSBURGH - The motion to dismiss for failing to state a claim filed in August in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania by the owner-operator of a Fayette County, Pa., natural gas pipeline compression station sued for allegedly exposing a neighbor of the compression station to noise from the station sufficient to cause permanent hearing loss and tinnitus was granted Sept. 24 without objection with respect to the strict liability cause of action (Thomas Koziel v. Texas Eastern Transmission, et al., No. 13-1197, W.D. Pa.; See 9/17/13, Page 24).
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