As of April 1, 2022, banking institutions now have 36 hours to report a computer-security incident to their federal regulators (FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or the Federal [...]
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Pennsylvania’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. [...]
Administration and law enforcement officials are warning that the Ukraine invasion necessitates heightened attention to possible Russian cyber attacks. “These threats are real” says Jen [...]
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 [...]
Last week, The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 went into law. The Act amends the Federal Arbitration Act and allows employees who are subject to [...]
The deadline for filing a tax assessment appeal for either commercial or residential properties in Allegheny County is March 31, 2022. Pennsylvania property owners have the right to file a tax [...]
The Superior Court issued a non-precedential opinion reinforcing the importance of examining the chain of title prior to sale.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), [...]
In 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 [...]
Allegheny County’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance has taken effect. The Ordinance, which was passed on September 15, 2021, requires employers with 26 or more employees (including part-time and [...]
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 [...]
