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- We Are Hiring- Paralegal Assistant
- 9 Houston Harbaugh, P.C. Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List
- Henry M. Sneath Completes the Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation, Advanced Mediation Workshop: Mediating Complex Disputes
- 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©
CFAA Update: The Supreme Court Provides Guidance in Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) Cases
By Corey A. Bauer The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision which was issued on June 3, 2021, reversed an Eleventh Circuit decision and adopted a narrow interpretation of “exceeds unauthorized access” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (CFAA)Section 1030(a)(2)....
Federal District Court in Pittsburgh Rules That 1897 Deed Did Not Grant a Non-Participating Royalty Interest
By Robert J. Burnett The calculation of production royalties and the deduction of post-production costs is a hot topic for landowners across Pennsylvania. But there is another frustrating and often confusing royalty-related issue which can, and does, impact the value...
Employer Alert: OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccines
By Catherine S. Loeffler The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) regarding COVID-19 vaccine requirements for certain larger employers. The ETS took effect Friday, November 5, 2021,...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Broadens the Scope of the “Piercing the Corporate Veil” Doctrine
By: Matthew J. Lautman, Robert H.C. Ralston, and Samuel H. Simon Earlier this year, Houston Harbaugh wrote on the then-pending Pennsylvania Supreme Court case of Mortimer v. McCool,[1] which presented the question of whether the Court would adopt the “enterprise” or...
