The Ninth Circuit remanded a lower court's award of enhanced attorney fees in favor of an environmental group that sued the U.S. Navy for violating certain environmental laws in connection with…
A district court denied the trucking industry's motion to preliminarily enjoin two California ports from implementing "concession agreements" designed, among other things, to reduce diesel…
A district court held that the possibility that a settlement might not be collected is neither extraordinary nor unexpected and is therefore insufficient to reopen its final award of damages in an…
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) did not violate appellants' First Amendment rights or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it…
A California appellate court affirmed a lower court decision that the California Fish & Game Commission erred in rejecting a petition to add the California tiger salamander to the list of…
The Eleventh Circuit held an insurance company need not provide legal defense to its insured, an engineering firm, in an underlying lawsuit alleging that it negligently failed to discover…
The Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court decision holding that the U.S. government breached lease agreements it entered into with oil companies to explore for and develop oil and gas resources…
A Texas appellate court vacated a lower court order denying oil refineries' motions to dismiss individuals' personal injury claims stemming from their exposure to allegedly dangerous emissions…
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision dismissing environmental groups' claims challenging a proposed settlement agreement between Utah and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)…
A California appellate court reversed a lower court decision dismissing property owners' suit seeking damages against a city for inverse condemnation, nuisance, and trespass stemming from erosion…