The court holds that the doctrine of res judicata does not bar landowners' third-party state-law contribution and indemnification claim against a neighboring company for cleanup costs the state…

The court denies individuals' petition for a writ of mandamus directing a judicial panel on multidistrict litigation to remand the individuals' punitive damages claims for asbestos exposure for…

The court holds that an insurance company must defend and indemnify building owners who were sued by telemarketers who worked in the building and were injured from exposure to fumes from carpet…

The court affirms the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals' (BSA's) decision to grant use variances permitting the development of two neighboring properties in a New York City historic…

The court affirms a district court decision holding unripe a property owner's federal takings claim against a city for demolishing his building because the owner failed to seek compensation for…

The court holds that a Michigan confined disposal facility (CDF) run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) must accept dredged materials that were accumulated to determine the…

The court reverses a portion of a state environmental agency order that imposed a civil penalty against a city for discharging sewage sludge without a permit in violation of an Oregon statute. The…

The court affirms a state water court decision denying and dismissing with prejudice a county's applications for decrees for conditional water rights for a large water storage project west of the…

The court affirms a trial court decree allowing a developer to partially foreclose on nine parcels of land while not foreclosing on a 10th contaminated parcel. A tannery owned the land at issue…

The court holds that it lacks jurisdiction to hear intervening homeowners' appeal of a suit concerning a boundary dispute between Native Americans and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) in…