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News, Articles, Blogs
- Houston Harbaugh Congratulates 14 Attorneys Selected to 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Pennsylvania Rising Stars List
- February 9, 2021 | Houston Harbaugh Announces 2021 Executive Committee and Officers
- September 29, 2020 | Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America©
- February 6, 2020 | A New Decade Brings Important Promotions at Houston Harbaugh
- May 24, 2019 | Houston Harbaugh Congratulates 15 Attorneys Selected to 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Pennsylvania Rising Stars List
- April 1, 2019 | Houston Harbaugh Announces 2019 Executive Committee and Officers
- September 17, 2018 | Houston Harbaugh Welcomes Christopher M. Jacobs to its Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice
- August 15, 2018 | Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America©
- July 5, 2018 | Brandon McCullough is co-author and co-editor of Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Compendium
- June 5, 2018 | Oil/Gas Attorney Robert J. Burnett Re-Elected to the Board of the Pennsylvania Chapter of National Association of Royalty Owners
- May 18, 2018 | Nine Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Selected to 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Pennsylvania Rising Stars Lists
- March 5, 2018 | Houston Harbaugh Announces 2018 Executive Committee and Officers
- January 16, 2018 | Veteran Transaction Attorney, Harrison Lauer, Joins Houston Harbaugh’s Corporate Practice
- November 10, 2017 | Pittsburgh-Based Law Firms Houston Harbaugh and Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton Announce Merger
- November 1, 2017 | Houston Harbaugh Named to 2018 Best Law Firms List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- August 30, 2017 | Seven Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018
- August 1, 2017 | Faulds Joins Houston Harbaugh as Associate in its Corporate Practice
- July 11, 2017 | Fredette Joins Houston Harbaugh in its Estates and Trusts Practice as Paralegal
- July 11, 2017 | Houston Harbaugh Welcomes Mark Hill as the Firm’s Chief Operating Officer
- May 15, 2017 | Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named To Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2017
- May 15, 2017 | Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named To Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- April 5, 2017 | O’Donnell Joins Houston Harbaugh in Oil and Gas Law Practice
- February 6, 2017 | Houston Harbaugh Announces 2017 Executive Committee and Officers
- November 11, 2016 | Houston Harbaugh Honors Veterans with Dress Down Day
- November 1, 2016 | Houston Harbaugh Named to 2017 Best Law Firms List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- September 20, 2016 | Cook Joins Houston Harbaugh in Business Law Practice
- September 19, 2016 | Leland Joins Houston Harbaugh in Business Law Practice
- August 31, 2016 | Seven Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2017
- August 26, 2016 | Bergenthal Joins Houston Harbaugh’s Litigation Practice
- June 23, 2016 | Scholz Joins Firm, Shestak Promoted to Senior Associate
- May 15, 2016 | Bradley J. Franc Named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2016
- March 16, 2016 | Houston Harbaugh Announces 2016 Executive Committee and Officers
- November 3, 2015 | Houston Harbaugh Named to 2016 Best Law Firms List by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®
- September 15, 2015 | Shestak Joins Houston Harbaugh in Employment and Labor Practice
- August 31, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer Names Houston Harbaugh Corporate Practice Best in Pennsylvania
- August 28, 2015 | Loeffler Joins Houston Harbaugh in Litigation Practice
- August 17, 2015 | Six Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2016
- July 28, 2015 | Franc Designated a Five-Star Financial Services Professional
- July 8, 2015 | Burnett Appointed to PA Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Workgroup
- June 17, 2015 | Lautman Elected Vice Chair of Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees
- June 3, 2015 | Franc Vice-Chair of La Roche College Board of Trustees
- May 15, 2015 | Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2015
- February 12, 2015 | Houston Harbaugh Announces 2015 Executive Committee and Officers
- November 3, 2014 | Houston Harbaugh Named to Best Law Firms List by US News & World Report
- November 3, 2014 | Houston Harbaugh Attorney Appointed To University Of Pittsburgh Board Of Trustees
- August 28, 2014 | Six Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2015
- May 27, 2014 | Houston Harbaugh Attorney Named to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers 2014
- January 16, 2014 | Houston Harbaugh Elects Directors
- Historic Cold May Provide Window Into “Market Enhancement” Under Gas Leases
- Driller Bankruptcy Could Raise Environmental Concerns for Landowners
- COVID-19 Update for Employers – Federal & State Employment Law Update
- Federal Court in Kentucky Allows Novel Royalty Claim to Move Forward
- Employment Law Update: Pittsburgh Sick Days Act Takes Effect March 15, 2020
- My Driller Filed for Bankruptcy; What Happens to My Lease in Pennsylvania?
- Pennsylvania Superior Court Fumbles Lease Expiration Claim
- Supreme Court Decision in Briggs v Southwestern Energy is a “Win” for Pennsylvania Landowners
- SECURE Act Finally Secure: New Law Makes Major Changes to Retirement Plan Rules
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules that Lease Expiration Claim is Subject to Twenty-One Year Statute of Limitations
- West Virginia Federal Court Rules That Lease Did Not Authorize the Deduction of Post-Production Costs
- Act 85 and Cross-Unit Drilling – More Questions Than Answers for Landowners
- Update on Plan Document Compliance for Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Including Cash Balance Plans)
- Federal District Court in Ohio Rules That Driller Did Not Breach Lease by Deducting Post-Production Costs Incurred by Affiliate
- Texas Court Rules That Gross Royalty Clause in Addendum Supersedes Royalty Clause in Pre-Printed Lease Form
- New DOH Rule Increasing Minimum Salary for Overtime Exempt Employees
- Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules that Driller Abandoned Oil/Gas Lease by Failing to Pay Royalties for Over 20 Years
- New CMS Payment Options Can Improve a Primary Care Practice’s Long Term Care Prognosis
- March 31, 2020 Deadline Looms for 403(b) Plan Document Updates
- Employment Law Update: Pittsburgh Sick Leave Pay Ordinance Upheld
- West Virginia Supreme Court Rules That Horizontal Wells Cannot Be Drilled Into Adjacent Tracts Pursuant to 1901 Lease
- Sixth Circuit Rules That Driller Must Pay Royalties On Natural Gas Liquids
- Design Professionals and the Economi-Loss Doctrine: The State of the Law in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
- Oklahoma Federal Court Rules That Driller Must Pay Royalty On Fuel Gas
- OSHA’S New View From Above
- Murphy Exploration V. Adams: Texas Supreme Court Suggests That Horizontal Well Bore Will Not Drain Hydrocarbons From Adjacent Tract
- Updated FLMA Forms for 2018
- Reminder of Annual QSEHRA Notice Requirement 2018
- Planning Your Estate: Are Your Beneficiaries in Order?
- Houston Harbaugh Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America©
Federal District Court Injects Confusion into Definition of Gross Royalty Under Pennsylvania Law
By Robert J. Burnett As the Marcellus Shale development enters its seventeenth year, drillers are becoming more creative and aggressive in their effort to avoid lease language that was intended to prohibit or restrict the deduction of post-production costs. Many...
EEOC Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Incentives
By Catherine S. Loeffler On May 28, 2021, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") revised its guidance on COVID-19 in the workplace in an attempt to answer questions from employers about what they can and cannot do regarding vaccinations and incentives...
Ohio Appellate Court Issues Troubling Decision for Landowners and Drillers
By Robert J. Burnett Joint ownership of oil and gas rights is fairly routine here in Pennsylvania. But what happens when one co-tenant unilaterally signs an oil and gas lease without informing the others? Does that co-tenant have superior rights? Perhaps. Let’s...
Are February 2021 Production Royalty Payments Leaving you Out in the Cold?
By Brendan A. O'Donnell & Robert J. Burnett On March 8, 2021, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced a settlement of the lawsuit filed against Chesapeake Energy Corporation that challenged several of Chesapeake’s business practices. One of the announced...
