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R.R. St. & Co. v. Pilgrim Enters., Inc.

The court held that an equipment and chemical supplier who gave advice to a dry cleaning service regarding waste disposal is not subject to "arranger liability" under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA). In addition to the "totality of the circumstances," the court focused on the degree of con...

Spoklie v. Montana

The court affirmed the dismissal of individuals' challenge to a Montana ballot initiative that regulates the licensing of alternative livestock ranches. The court is precluded from redeciding the individuals' takings claims because a final judgment was previously entered against them in a parallel s...

Communications Relay Corp. v. Los Angeles, County of

The court upheld a trial court decision denying property owners' petition for a writ of mandate ordering a county to issue permits to construct water wells on their property. The county refused to issue the permits because the owners failed to identify any person holding a "C-57" license pursuant to...

Mejia v. Los Angeles, City of

The court held that a city's approval of a residential development project and its adoption of a mitigated negative declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act was improper. The project may have significant, unmitigated environmental impacts on animal wildlife and traffic. An environm...

Protect Our Water v. Merced, County of

The court vacated a lower court order denying environmental groups' motion for attorneys fees in an underlying case challenging a surface mining operation permit. In that case, the groups sought, and eventually obtained, a writ of mandamus setting aside the permit. Pursuant to California Code of Civ...

Marine Forests Soc'y v. California Coastal Comm'n

The court held that California Coastal Act provisions governing the appointment and tenure of members of the California Coastal Commission do not violate the separation-of-powers clause of the California Constitution. The California Constitution, unlike the U.S. Constitution, does not categorically ...

Berg v. Popham

The court held that a dry cleaner sufficiently alleged a claim for arranger liability under Alaska Statute §46.03.822(a)(4) against a company that sold and installed dry cleaning equipment to the cleaner. Because the case presented an issue of first impression, it was certified to the Alaska Su...

Jaasma v. Shell Oil Co.

The court reversed a district court's summary judgment order dismissing a property owner's claims that an oil company breached its obligations under a lease agreement to operate a gasoline station and that the owner had suffered cognizable damages as a result of that breach. A week before the end of...

Anderson First Coalition v. Anderson, City of

The court affirmed in part and reversed in part a trial court decision denying individuals' petition for writ of mandate challenging the approval of a shopping center project. The trial court did not violate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by severing a gas station from the project, ...

Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. Los Angeles, City of

A court held that a city cannot disregard the mitigating conditions it placed on the demolition of certain buildings in its approval of a redevelopment project without conducting a supplemental California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. The city claimed that the demolition at issue was not ...