Mealey's ( March 24, 2026, 11:05 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — Plaintiffs in a long-running hydraulic fracturing royalty dispute have filed a notice that they are appealing an order by a Pennsylvania federal judge adopting a magistrate judge’s report and granting a fracking company’s motion for summary judgment dismissal of the claims. The order on appeal also overruled the plaintiffs’ objections to the magistrate judge’s report....