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City of Hayward v. Bd. of Trustees

Education Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a university's appeal of a writ of mandate directing it to vacate its certification of an environmental impact report (EIR) prepared with respect...

In re Matter of Ronald Marchand, Jr.

Property Law & Real Estate
In a property owners' suit against a town to quiet title to a dirt road located on their property, Appellate Division's judgment is reversed, as a...

Fait v. New Faze Development, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case where the owner of a parcel of real property with a building on it demolishes the building to make way for new development, but was unable...

Kurtin v. Elieff

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case where the trial court held defendant liable for misstating his authority to bind a group of real estate businesses in the course of agreeing...

Huggins v. Prince George's County, MD

Commercial Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a civil action against a county and five officials, after the county shut down the salvage automobile wholesaling business operated by plaintiff on...

Zheng v. City of New York

Government Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit alleging that the City of New York is contractually obligated to pay rent subsidies to their landlords under the Advantage New...

Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance v. US Army Corps of Engineers

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Military Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In an action by property owners who live downstream from the hydroelectric power plant at the Snoqualmie Falls in Washington and would be subject to...

M.F. Farming, Co. v. Couch Distributing Co.

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case concerning a conflict over the use of a parcel, owed by plaintiff but subject to an easement that plaintiff had granted to defendant decades...

Mahon v. Ticor Title Insurance Co.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against title companies, alleging a practice of overcharging on title insurance for refinanced properties in violation of the Connecticut...

State of New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation

Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action involving the development of an casino by the Shinnecock Indian Nation on a plot of land know as Westwoods, the District Court's order...