( January 9, 2026, 9:06 AM EST) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit brought by royalty interest holders who own oil and gas leases in the Marcellus Shale play, ruling that the interest holders lack standing to bring their antitrust claims against hydraulic fracturing operators because they were not injured in a manner consistent with the protections of the Sherman Act. The judge also held that the plaintiffs’ conspiracy and breach of contract claims failed....