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…

The court held that an importer of King crab may not assert the "innocent owner defense" in forfeiture proceedings. Under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. §983,…

The Court overruled Alaska's exceptions to a Special Master's report recommending that summary judgment be granted in favor of the United States in a dispute concerning title to two…

The Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a nonprofit's untimely appeal of certain U.S. Forest Service projects. The nonprofit relied on the Forest Service's statement as to the due…

The D.C. Circuit dismissed as moot the U.S. Department of the Interior's appeal of a district court order that remanded for further rulemaking and temporarily suspended the U.S. Fish and…

A California appellate court affirmed a $495,850 judgment awarded to a developer in an eminent domain action concerning two parcels of land, each containing a manufactured home. The manufactured…

The Court held that the "substantially advances" formula, announced in Agins v. City of Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255, 10 ELR 20361 (1980), is not an appropriate test for determining whether a…

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…

The Supreme Court of California held that the California Coastal Commission's approval of a coastal development permit that straddles the coastal zone boundary conforms with the California…

A district court denied New Jersey's motion to amend a 1997 consent decree concerning the Gloucester Environmental Management Services, Inc., landfill and ordered it to comply with the terms…