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Western Legal Group Wins Property Rights Ruling in Pennsylvania Court
Posted on 11 Sep 2012 by William Perry Pendley

DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after winning at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia in September 2011, which upheld a December 2009 ruling by a Pennsylvania federal district court regarding the property rights of... Read More

Tags: Third Circuit , Mountain States Legal Foundation , Crowell & Moring , oil and gas drilling , Wolford Law Firm , Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association , Minard Run Oil Company , William Perry Pendley , ANF , Pennsylvania , Natural gas , Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service , Oil and gas , U.S. Forest Service , MSLF , energy

Pennsylvania Energy Operators Argue Energy Exploration Merits Permanent Relief
Posted on 8 Mar 2012 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia in September 2011, on March 5 urged a Pennsylvania federal district court to issue a final ruling... Read More

Tags: Third Circuit , Mountain States Legal Foundation , Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association , mineral rights , William Perry Pendley , Pennsylvania , Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service , oil , U.S. Forest Service , gas , energy

Babst Calland: 3rd Circuit Rules In Favor Of Shell Because Of Lease Unitization Clause
Posted on 26 Nov 2013 by Babst Calland

By Alana E. Fortna | On November 18, 2013, the Third Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling out of the Middle District of Pennsylvania in favor of Shell Western Exploration and Production, LP (Shell) in a case captioned as George W. Linder, et... Read More

Tags: Third Circuit , lease , et al. v. SWEPI , Pennsylvania , Babst Calland , Oil and gas , Litigation , George W. Linder , a/k/a Shell Western Exploration and Production , oil and gas rights , energy , LP , Shell Western Exploration and Production

Energy Operators Contend Environmental Groups are Wrong in Pennsylvania Energy Case
Posted on 4 May 2012 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia in September 2011, which affirmed the December 2009 ruling of a Pennsylvania federal district... Read More

Tags: Third Circuit , Mountain States Legal Foundation , Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association , Minard Run Oil Company , property rights , mineral rights , William Perry Pendley , ANF , Pennsylvania , Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service , Oil and gas , U.S. Forest Service , MSLF , energy

3rd Circuit Upholds Ruling on Drilling in the Allegheny National Forest (Free Download)
Posted on 23 Sep 2011 by Lisa McManus

In a ruling issued earlier this week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's decision to issue an injunction barring the United States Forest Service from applying the environmental impact study requirements of the National Environmental... Read More

Tags: Third Circuit , United States v. Minard Run Oil Co. , Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association , gas drilling , ANF , Minard Run Oil Co. , Pennsylvania , Natural gas , Minard Run Oil Co. v. United States Forest Serv. , National Environmental Policy Act , United States Forest Service , energy

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: District Court Grants Summary Judgment to Mineral Owners Against the U.S. Forest Service
Posted on 28 Sep 2012 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

In Minard Run Oil Co. v. United States Forest Serv . , C.A. No. 09-125 Erie (W.D. Pa. September 6, 2012) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], Judge Sean J. McLaughlin of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted summary judgment... Read More

Tags: Forest Service , Third Circuit , drilling , NEPA , Allegheny National Forest , Administrative Procedure Act , Steptoe & Johnson , mineral rights , ANF , shale oil , oil , energy law , Minard Run Oil Co. v. United States Forest Serv. , National Environmental Policy Act , gas

Energy Exploration in Pennsylvania Emerges Victorious
Posted on 22 Sep 2011 by William Perry Pendley

William Perry Pendley September 20, 2011 - DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania celebrated today's decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia that affirmed a ruling by a Pennsylvania federal district court... Read More

Tags: Forest Service , Third Circuit , Mountain States Legal Foundation , energy exploration , NEPA , Wolford Law Firm , Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association , Minard Oil , mineral rights , ANF , gas drilling Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service , oil , lawsuit , Settlement , National Environmental Policy Act , gas , PIOGA , MSLF , Crowell and Moring , energy

Western Legal Group Argues Energy Case in Pennsylvania Court
Posted on 9 Jul 2012 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia in September 2011( Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service , No. 10-1265, 3rd... Read More

Tags: Third Circuit , Mountain States Legal Foundation , oil and gas drilling , Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association , oil and gas operators , Minard Run Oil Company , property rights , mineral rights , William Perry Pendley , ANF , Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service , oil , U.S. Forest Service , gas , PIOGA , MSLF , energy

Feds Ignore Law, Court Rulings In Pennsylvania, Legal Foundation Asserts
Posted on 20 Mar 2012 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley DENVER - Energy operators in Pennsylvania, after a victory at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in September 2011, on March 15 urged a Pennsylvania federal district court to ignore a brief filed by federal lawyers... Read More

Tags: Third Circuit , Mountain States Legal Foundation , NEPA , oil and gas drilling , Wolford Law Firm , Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association , Minard Run Oil Company , mineral rights , ANF , Pennsylvania , Minard Run Oil Company v. United States Forest Service , oil , environmental groups , U.S. Forest Service , Settlement , National Environmental Policy Act , gas , Weeks Act , Crowell and Moring , energy