Contracts

The court upholds the dismissal of a property developer's breach of contract and willful and wanton misconduct claims against its partner for contaminating previously uncontaminated soil on…

The Court reverses the Federal Circuit and holds that the United States breached its contracts with two oil companies when, acting under the Outer Banks Protection Act (OBPA), it delayed approval…

The court holds that the Court of Federal Claims improperly held that the Stafford Act, collateral estoppel, and a contract release barred a South Florida trailer park owner's breach of…

The court accepts and enters a consent decree between a citizen group and West Virginia's environmental agency that commits the agency to strengthen the application and oversight of the state…

The court upholds a contract between a gasoline corporation and the owner of a mobile home park in Shelby, Wisconsin, that requires the residents of the park to purchase their propane and natural…

The court reverses a trial court decision granting an oil company's summary judgment motion to dismiss cities' claims for the value of municipal services that were diverted to cleanup…

The court holds that a settlement agreement resolving product liability claims between a Hawaii ornamental plant company and a Delaware chemical company does not bar the plant company's…

The court upholds as reasonable and fair a settlement agreement in a citizen suit challenging the federal government's failure to perform Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) duties…

The court holds that the Outer Banks Protection Act's (OBPA's) temporary moratorium on oil exploration did not cause the United States to breach outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas…

The court holds that under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the former owners of a contaminated site in Georgia are liable for the disposal of…