A California appellate court reversed a lower court decision denying a petition for writ of mandate challenging a city's approval of a home improvement center construction project. A citizens…
The Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of dairy farmers' False Claims Act (FCA) against a Georgia county for misrepresenting its compliance with state and local environmental laws in order to…
A California appellate court upheld the water services portion of a county's environmental impact report (EIR) for a residential and commercial development project north of Los Angeles. In a prior…
A California appellate court held that provisions of the California Safe Drinking Water Act impose upon a county a mandatory duty under Cal. Gov. Code §815.6 to review and respond to water quality…
A California appellate court reversed a lower court decision denying residents' petitions to compel a city to enforce mitigation measures imposed under the California Environmental Quality Act (…
A Michigan appellate court upheld a lower court's imposition of over $2.5 million in penalties against the owners of a gas station for failing to comply with certain orders and statutory…
The court holds that a lower court improperly dismissed Native Americans' case against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for leasing tribal land to a developer to construct a liquefied natural…
The court upholds a county's decision approving the construction of 20 wind turbines about 400 feet in height, a height that exceeds the maximum height permitted by the zoning ordinance, as well…
The court holds that sums agreed to be paid as a settlement of litigation are not subject to indemnification as "damages" under excess liability insurance policies. The case arose after a rocket…
The court holds that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' authorization of a flood control project in the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway on the west bank of the Mississippi River violates…