Commonwealth v. Chesapeake Energy Corp.

PER CURIAM

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court ORDER

AND NOW, this 30^th day of October, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:

(1) Are claims by the Commonwealth, brought on behalf of private landowners against natural gas extractors alleging that the extractors used deceptive, misleading, and unfair tactics in securing natural gas leases from landowners, cognizable under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law?

(2) May the Commonwealth pursue antitrust remedies under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law?

Petitioners' Applications to Supplement Petition for Allowance of Appeal are DENIED as moot.