A California appellate court held that a discretionary decision by the state water resources control board as to whether to review a regional water resources control board's decision imposing…

The Fourth Circuit held that under Maryland law, insurers of a bankrupt insulation company are liable only for a pro rata portion of the bodily injury that occurred during the time the company…

A California appellate court dismissed a resident group's California Environmental Quality Act challenge against a state agency for not properly preparing and certifying an environmental…

A California appellate court affirmed a lower court decision setting aside the adoption of a mitigated negative declaration for the construction of an apartment complex because the county and…

The Federal Circuit held that the government's deposit of sand on landowners' property amounted to a physical taking of a permanent easement but that the landowners failed to establish…

A California appellate court rejected a mining and construction advocacy group's challenge to a state agency regulation barring the sale and supply of asbestos-containing rock for the…

A California appellate court reversed a county's adoption of a mitigated negative declaration under CEQA in connection with the demolition of an old county jail. The group challenging the…

A California appellate court held that a trial court need not grant relief from a dismissal entered for failing to request a hearing on the merits in a CEQA case when the failure was caused by an…

The Fifth Circuit held that an individual failed to state a claim under the reverse FCA in its qui tam action against a chemical manufacturer. In a reverse false claims suit, the defendant's…

A California appellate court held that a dentist was not entitled to compensation for loss of goodwill as a result of a state university's condemnation of property in which the dentist held a…