United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Friends of Yosemite Valley v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a suit alleging that the National Park Service failed to prepare an adequate Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) for the Merced Wild and Scenic...

First Am. Title Ins. Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
In a third party challenge by title insurers to a tax assessment and lien on an earlier owner's property, dismissal of the suit is affirmed where 28...

Trs. of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Trust Fund v. Flores

Construction, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by a union to collect delinquent trust fund contributions from defendant-employer, judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where...

Perretta v. Prometheus Dev. Co., Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action for breach of fiduciary duty arising out of a shareholder vote on a proposed merger, dismissal of the complaint is reversed where only...

Card v. City of Everett

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action claiming that defendant-city's display of a six-foot tall granite monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the city...

Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Owen

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In coverage dispute involving a commercial auto insurance policy brought by plaintiff-insurer against defendant, former vice-president, secretary, and...

Manzarek v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuit arising out of two lawsuits involving members of the rock band, The Doors, dismissal of plaintiffs'...

US v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Remedies
In a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) action brought by agencies for recovery of toxic chemical cleanup...

Orozco v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
An alien, who obtains entry into the United States by fraudulent means, is statutorily ineligible for adjustment of status under 8 U.S.C. section...

US v. Anderson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Imposition of a 3-year term of supervised release after revocation of a 90-day term of supervised release is affirmed over defendant's claim that the...