Governance

The court holds that an insurer's duty to indemnify an insured under a standard comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policy does not extend to fines imposed on the insured by state…

The court affirms the Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of individuals' claims that the enactment of the Seneca Nation Land Claims Settlement Act (SNLCSA) constituted a taking of…

The court holds that a natural gas storage facility operator may go forward with its federal preemption action against a state environmental agency in which it seeks a declaratory judgment…

The court holds that an insurer providing a liability policy that covers damage to tangible property on the insureds' premises has no duty to defend the insureds in an easement dispute. The…

The court holds that a trial court properly dismissed a property owner's third-party complaint against an oil company for reimbursement of any cleanup costs the owner was required to pay to…

The court holds that the repeal and replacement of a 1996 statutory amendment to the Federal Aviation Reauthorizaton Act governing the placement of landfills near commercial airports moots and…

The court grants a county's motion for summary judgment in a case in which a community association challenged the county's receipt of a state nontidal wetlands permit for the planned…

The U.S. Supreme Court holds that the criminal conviction of a hazardous waste facility operator under a Pennsylvania hazardous waste statute for operating a hazardous waste facility without a…

The court holds that individuals' National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) suit against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeking to enjoin the agency from shipping the nuclear material…

The court affirms a district court holding that an oil producers association contesting the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI's) take-or-pay royalties policy failed to challenge a…