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Black Historical Soc'y v. City of San Diego

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's petition challenging defendant's approval of a low income housing development on a site with historical significance is...

Citizens for Responsible Equitable Envtl. Dev. v. City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment denying plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate and dismissing its complaint is affirmed in an action under the California Environmental...

Sultan v. Mathew

Civil Procedure, Construction
Under section 28.053(d) of the Texas Government Code, the courts of appeals lack jurisdiction over cases originally filed in the small claims court.

Davis v. Farmers Ins. Group

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is affirmed where it had no duty to defend or indemnify plaintiffs in an underlying lawsuit since a policy...

Prof'l Eng'rs v. Morales

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Elections, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Proposition 35 impliedly repealed or amended Government Code sections 14101, 14130-14137 and 19130 to the extent that those statutes restrict...

McCrary Constr. Co. v. Metal Deck Specialists, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Judgment ordering full indemnity from defendant in a contract and indemnity action between contractors is reversed so as to award indemnity in...

County of El Dorado v. Dep't of Transportation

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In actions brought under the California Environmental Quality Act involving a proposed hotel and casino complex on Native American lands, judgment...

Turner Constr. Co. v. Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

Construction, Insurance Law
Damage attributable to the action of rain should not be subject to different insurance policy deductibles depending on how the rain entered the...

Red Hook v. N.Y. City Bd. of Standards

Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law
In a challenge to the grant of a zoning ordinance, the Appellate Division erred when it refused to allow the proceeding to continue based on...

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. v. Lester Building

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Remedies
In a suit for breach of a construction contract, the district court's order, enjoining a Minnesota court from entering judgment in favor of defendant...