all - Opinion Summaries

City of Redding v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n.

Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a case arising out of the energy crisis of 2000 and 2001 in California, whereby the Federal Engery Regulatory Commission (FERC) attempted to...

CA. Tow Truck Ass'n v. City & County of San Francisco

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Transportation
In a suit brought by the California Tow Truck Association (CTTA), seeking to invalidate ordinances requiring tow truck drivers and towing firms to...

Historic Boardwalk Hall, LLC. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Government Law, Tax Law
The Tax Court's reversal of the IRS's determination that a state agency's limited liability company was simply a vehicle to impermissibly transfer...

Costa v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin.

Government Law, Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees
In an action for social security disability benefits, the decision of the magistrate judge granting petitioner's request for reasonable attorney's...

McGuire v. Employment Dev. Dep't

Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's denial of a petition for writ of administrative mandamus challenging the denial of a claim for extended unemployment benefits is...

Peter-Palican v. Gov't of the Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, claiming wrongful termination without cause from her position as Special...

Robinson v. City & County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a petition for writ of mandate brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), seeking to overturn the decision of City and County...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Salazar

Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an environmental groups' suit challenging the regulations under Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) that authorize...

US v. Place

Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, International Law
Defendant's convictions for illegally trafficking in sperm whale teeth and narwhal tusks, in violation of CITES, an international compact implemented...

Lefiell Mfg. Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Watrous)

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an employee's suit against his employer for injuries sustained while operating a power press without a point of operation guard, seeking relief for...