On April 7th, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum on the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division within the U.S. Department of Justice. On March 10th, 2026, DOJ also issued a department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy establishing a new […] READ MORE
On March 2, 2026, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Public Int. Legal Found. v. Schmidt. The Supreme Court’s decision secures a major victory for Dan Brier and Donna Walsh who defended the Commonwealth in an eight-year-long effort by PILF to […] READ MORE
In a case closely watched by health care and other nonprofits, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a landmark decision concerning qualification for nonprofit property tax exemption in Pottstown School District v. Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals, 335 A.3d 1125 (Pa. 2025) on May 30. […] READ MORE
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently affirmed the granting of summary judgment in favor of MBK’s healthcare client on a former employed physician’s contract claims. The physician asserted breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims premised on the healthcare entity’s […] READ MORE
MBK achieved a significant $4 million verdict for its client, a shareholder in a closely held corporation. The trial team lead by Nick Kravitz established that the controlling shareholder breached fiduciary duties, engaged in self-dealing and improper corporate conduct and deprived MBK’s client of the value […] READ MORE
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedential opinion with important implications for Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19. Epsilon Energy commenced a federal lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against Chesapeake Appalachia, asking the District Court to interpret joint operating agreements that governed gas […] READ MORE
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania entered summary judgment in favor of producer-lessees Callon (Marcellus) LLC, Reliance Holdings, and BKV against a class of lessors who asserted royalty payment claims under identical production and valuation terms in oil and gas […] READ MORE
On January 25, 2023, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals conducted oral argument in an appeal from dismissal of Epsilon Energy USA, Inc.’s declaratory judgment action against Chesapeake Appalachia based upon a series of joint operating agreements to which Chesapeake Appalachia, Epsilon, and multiple, unnamed […] READ MORE
On January 11, 2023, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals conducted oral argument in a quiet title dispute between the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Proctor Heirs Trust involving a dispute over the ownership of mineral rights and implicating Pennsylvania’s post-Revolutionary tax sale regime which […] READ MORE
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a verdict that MBK secured for a client in the trial court. Suzanne Scanlon prevailed in obtaining summary judgment as to liability in a breach of contract action through requests for admission which were deemed admitted. The court later held […] READ MORE