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September 13, 2016 |

Energy Practices Expect Boon—For Now—From New DEP Rules

As Pennsylvania's energy industry prepares for a new set of regulations, expected to take effect this fall, law firms with energy and environmental practices in the state are gearing up to provide guidance about what those regulations will require.
15 minute read
September 12, 2016 |

Pa.'s New Oil and Gas Regs Could Scare Off Industry, Attorneys Say

Pennsylvania's new batch of oil and gas regulations, expected to go into effect this fall, place onerous requirements on drillers and producers that could lead companies to look to other shale-rich regions for future investment, energy industry attorneys said.
13 minute read
August 26, 2016 |

Nonconforming Use Certificates Cannot Extinguish a Nonconforming Use

On July 14, the Commonwealth Court rendered a decision in Hunterstown Ruritan Club v. Straban Township Zoning Hearing Board, 2016 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 327 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016), confirming that a property owner's failure to register a nonconforming use with a municipality and obtain a nonconforming use certificate is not fatal to the continuance of the use.
14 minute read
August 19, 2016 |

PLAW People in the News—Aug. 23, 2016—Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin

Lara K. Dellegrotti joined Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin as an associate in the firm's Camp Hill office.
9 minute read
August 18, 2016 |

How Many Employees Do You Have (for Purposes of the FLSA)?

Earlier this summer, our firm reminded you about major changes that take effect on Dec. 1, 2016, when the salary threshold required for employees to qualify for the executive, professional, or administrative exemptions allowed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is doubled. While certainly significant, the updated overtime regulations were not unexpected as the salary threshold has not been increased since 2004.
9 minute read
August 15, 2016 |

No Legal Windfall Yet From Rising Pa. Natural Gas Production

While Pennsylvania's natural gas production is on the rise, energy lawyers in the state said that will not have an immediate impact on their practices. But, they said, the numbers forecast a bright future for multidisciplinary energy practices in Pennsylvania, as well as the overall state economy.
10 minute read
June 29, 2016 |

What Constitutes a Zoning Map Change for Notice Requirements

On March 2, the Commonwealth Court rendered a decision in Embreeville Redevelopment v. Board. of Supervisors of West Bradford Township, 134 A.3d 1122 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016), which clarified when a zoning ordinance amendment, although solely textual on its face, constitutes a zoning map change and triggers the additional notice requirements under Section 609(b) of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. Section 10609(b).
14 minute read
June 24, 2016 |

Pa. High Court to Review Gas Drilling in Residential District

Even with natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania steadily declining, the pipeline to the state's courts is still full of open issues of energy law. The latest question to be settled is whether an industrial shale gas well should be allowed in a township's residential district because of its similarity to permitted uses.
9 minute read
April 25, 2016 |

Slump in Energy Market Brings More Restructuring Activity

When Pennsylvania landowners and companies began to cash in on the Marcellus Shale, local law firms expected a greater need for energy-related legal work, but the more recent slump in energy prices has left a number of energy companies reeling, bringing more bankruptcy and ­restructuring work to some firms.
11 minute read
April 24, 2016 |

Municipality's Obligation to Process Development Plans in Good Faith

On Jan. 13, the Commonwealth Court rendered a decision in Honey Brook Estates v. Board of Supervisors of Honey Brook Township, 2016 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 52 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016), that reaffirmed a municipality's obligation to act in good faith when processing subdivision and land development plans. The Commonwealth Court originally articulated the elements of this obligation in Raum v. Board of Supervisors, 370 A.2d 777 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1977).
11 minute read

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