The firm is proud to sponsor the Michael Late Benedum Chapter (MLBC) of the American Association of Professional Landmen and its upcoming Fore the Ladies: Women of the MLBC event on May 21st. The [...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Refuses to Expand Application of the Equitable Doctrine of Abandonment
In Energy PostedPennsylvania’s highest court recently refused to expand the equitable doctrine of abandonment to terminate an oil and gas lease. In SLT Holdings, LLC v. Mitch-Well Energy, Inc., 249 A.3d 888 (Pa. [...]

In Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Company, 224 A.3d 334 (Pa. 2020), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether the rule of capture immunizes an energy developer from liability in [...]
The Superior Court issued a non-precedential opinion reinforcing the importance of examining the chain of title prior to sale. In McDonald v. CNX Gas Co., LLC, 240 A.3d 917 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020), [...]

Operator’s Practices Fall Outside the Scope of the Attorney General’s UTPCPL Enforcement Powers
In Energy PostedIn Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Commw. of Pa, the Commonwealth brought an action against mineral lessees for alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection [...]

A dispute between the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and various trusts arose over the surface and the subsurface rights for numerous tracts of land in Sullivan and Bradford [...]
