The Superior Court issued a non-precedential opinion reinforcing the importance of examining the chain of title prior to sale.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 [...]
Clients sometimes wonder why loan documents or other contracts contain certain words or phrases. Do these “magic words” have any real impact on the rights of the parties, or are they simply legal [...]
OSHA Issues Covid-19 Vaccination-Or-Test Standard for Employers
In Corporate Issues, Employment and Labor PostedThe Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) has issued a new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) which requires employers with 100 or more employees to require their employees to [...]
PA Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Pennsylvania’s Steel Products Procurement Act
In Corporate Issues PostedWhile navigating tricky supply chain issues, it is still vitally important for suppliers and contractors to comply with state and federal procurement requirements. One such requirement for public [...]
Identifying and Handling Risks Associated with Escalating Material Prices and Delays
In Corporate Issues PostedConstruction project owners and contractors now anticipate unpredictable prices and time frames resulting from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Projects must proceed, but price [...]
De-risking Series: Doing Business in Another State? When and Why You Should Foreign Qualify
In Corporate Issues PostedIf your company is doing business in a state other than the one in which you incorporated or formed your company, you are required to register or “qualify” as a foreign entity in that [...]

Data Security Blog Post: No JoKe
In Corporate Issues, Information and Business Technology, Intellectual Property PostedFrom JBS Meats to Kaseya, cybercrime is front page news and it isn’t going away. Large Cap, Middle Market, Mom and Pop – it doesn’t matter what size your business is or whether you are high [...]

Sellers that are unfamiliar with the M&A process are often surprised and dismayed to learn only after the purchase price has been negotiated that there are price adjustments that can reduce [...]
