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Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Consumer Protection & Privacy
Consumer Protection and Privacy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Pennsylvania Amends Mechanics’ Lien Law to Create New Notice Procedures and Requirements
By James D. Miller, Esq. On October 14, 2014, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law Act No. 142 (the “Act”) amending the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law, 49 P.S. 1101 et seq., which brings Pennsylvania in line with several other states...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Consumer Protection & Privacy
Consumer Protection and Privacy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Recovery Under Pennsylvania’s Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act
By Ashley R. Passero The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in Shafer Electric & Construction v. Mantia , recently held that a contractor’s could still recover under a theory of quantum meruit (also known as unjust enrichment) despite the contractor’s...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Antitrust and Unfair Competition
Antitrust and Unfair Competition Blog
Babst Calland: New Supplementary Rules for Fixed Time and Cost Construction Arbitration Have Been Developed by the American Arbitration Association
By Dylan B. Spadaccino, Esq. Arbitration has historically been the preferred method for resolving construction disputes in the United States, as many in the industry have (1) preferred the idea of having complex construction disputes decided by someone...
Babst Calland
over 7 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: EPA Announces Rulemaking Proposal to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector
By Meredith Odato Graham Today [Aug. 18] the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally announced its highly-anticipated proposal to regulate methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector. Specifically, EPA is proposing to amend the...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Pa. House Panel Approves Bill To Reform Guaranteed Minimum Royalty Act
By Elena L. Rorabaugh As reported by legal news website Law360 , a Pennsylvania bill was approved by the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee that would amend the Guaranteed Minimum Royalty Act of 1979 (GMRA) and will move to the House...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Natural Gas Fueled Powerplant Planned for Marshall County, West Virginia
By Morgan Condra Plans by Moundsville Power LLC to build a natural gas power plant were approved by members of the Marshall County Commission on April 22, 2014. The proposed 549 megawatt natural gas power plant is considered the first “downstream”...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Pennsylvania House and Senate Pass Budget Without Marcellus Gas Severance Tax
By Matthew L. Lambach Marcellus Drilling News reports that the Pennsylvania House and Senate passed a budget that did not include a Marcellus Shale severance tax. Governor Tom Corbett withheld his signature while he continues to work with lawmakers...
Babst Calland
over 7 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Public Hearings Announced for EPA Air Rules Targeting Oil and Gas Sector
By Meredith Odato Graham [On Aug. 27] the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will host three public hearings in September regarding proposed Clean Air Act rulemaking actions that will affect the oil and gas industry. Two hearings...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Ohio Appellate Court Enforces Change In Ownership Clause in Lease
By Jessica L. Henry The Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision in Trico Land Company, LLC v. Kenoil Producing LLC , upholding the right to have and enforce a change of ownership clause in an oil and gas lease. The...
Babst Calland
over 7 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Pennsylvania High Court Prohibits Tolling of Oil and Gas Leases During Litigation
By Steven B. Silverman [On Feb. 17], the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued Harrison v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. , a significant opinion in which the Court refused to apply equitable tolling principles that other oil and gas jurisdictions have adopted...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: EPA Proposes Amendments to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
By Meredith Odato Graham This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposal to amend Subpart W of the greenhouse gas reporting program rules, which affects the Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems source category. According...
Babst Calland
over 7 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Pennsylvania Federal Court Holds 1961 Dual Purpose Lease Still In Effect
By Matthew L. Lambach | In the case titled Mason v. Range Res.-Appalachia LLC (2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97471), the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently held that a 1961 oil and gas lease remained in effect pursuant...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Ohio Supreme Court Accepts Jurisdiction in Dormant Mineral Act Case
By Michael T. Altvater The Ohio Supreme Court has accepted jurisdiction of a discretionary appeal in Dodd v. Croskey , which involves Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act (“DMA”). Under the DMA there are several “savings events”...
Babst Calland
over 7 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Ohio Adopts Oil And Gas Regulatory Changes In Its Biennial Budget Legislation
By David E. Northrop Ohio’s biennial budget legislation, House Bill 64 , signed by the Governor on June 30, 2015, includes changes and additions to Ohio’s oil and gas regulatory program appearing in Chapter 1509 of the Revised Code. The...
Babst Calland
over 7 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Pennsylvania DEP Releases Latest Revisions Of Oil And Gas Rulemaking
By Matthew L. Lambach The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced the draft final revisions to the “Environmental Protection Performance Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites” rulemaking (Chapters 78 and...
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