all - Opinion Summaries

Harry Stephens Farms, Inc. v. Wormald Americas, Inc.

Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a tort action alleging the environmental contamination of Plaintiffs' property, summary judgment for Defendants on statute of limitations grounds...

Health First v. March Joint Powers Authority

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
Trial court's grant of plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate challenging defendant's approval of the Design Plan Application on California...

W. Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Inc. v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law
In an action challenging a decision of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement that resulted in a remand to the agency for additional...

Citizens for Better Forestry v. US Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law
In Plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees in a matter in which the USDA withdrew the regulation at issue while the case was pending, the award of fees...

State of Missouri v. Metro. St. Louis Water Dist.

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
District court judgment denying the State's motion to strike defendant's affirmative defenses and to dismiss its counterclaims is affirmed where: 1)...

Montanans for Multiple Use v. Barbouletos

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a challenge to various aspects of the Forest Service's management of a national forest, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where Plaintiffs...

Friends of the Everglades v. S. Fla. Water Mgmt. Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In an action seeking to compel a water district to obtain a permit to discharge pollutants into a lake, judgment for Plaintiffs is reversed, where the...

Friedland v. TIC - The Indus. Co.

Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a CERCLA action against entities who were jointly liable with Plaintiff for an environmental cleanup, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed,...

Farr v. California Coastal Comm'n

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court order denying petition for writ of mandate ordering defendant to vacate its decision and nullify a coastal development permit is affirmed...

Tucson Herpetological Soc. v. Salazar

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an Endangered Species Act challenge to the Secretary of the Interior's removal of an animal from the endangered species list, summary judgment for...