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McGair v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Florida

Government Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over the scope of a flood insurance policy issued pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a federal program under which...

Burnham v. California Public Employees' Ret. Sys.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
Trial court's denial of petitioner's application for her deceased partner's state pension survivor benefits, is affirmed, as presenting a declaration...

California Ass'n of Sanitation Agencies v. State Water Res. Control Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a petition for writ of mandate, brought by sanitation agencies and a city, challenging the actions of the California Regional Water Quality Control...

Assessor for County of Santa Barbara v. Assessment Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a dispute involving a methodology used by a county assessor to determine the "pro rata portion of the real property of the park" which is sold when...

William Jefferson & Co., Inc. v. Bd. of Assessment & Appeals

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a suit challenging a county tax assessor's valuation of a parcel of real property, district court's judgment that the state administrative appeal...

City of Sebastol v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a city's petition for reconsideration of an order by the workers' compensation judge finding section 4658(d)(3)(A) inapplicable because a city's...

Cutler v. Franchise Tax Bd.

Government Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayer's action for a refund, challenging the constitutionality of Revenue and Taxation Code provisions allowing an individual California...

County of Los Angeles Dep't of Reg'l of Planning v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Pham)

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A petition for a writ of mandate, by the County of Los Angeles, directing the trial court to vacate its order appointing two Department of Regional...

Perfectly Fresh Farms, Inc. v. US Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Government Law
A petition for review of a determination by the Judicial Officer (JO) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that subsidiaries of a wholesale produce...

Reynoso v. US

Government Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayer's suit to recover asserted overpayments to the IRS, the judgment of the district court is affirmed, as because plaintiff overpaid his...