Was granted summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania upholding the validity of a lease entered into prior to natural gas being located in the region. The litigation proceeded to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the decision of the lower court.
Successfully won the dismissal of a case prior to trial based upon the Plaintiff’s failure to provide discovery responses. The dismissal was granted as a sanction for violations of the Court’s discovery orders which was upheld by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals as just and proper.