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CAMEL DEV. CO. v. RLI INS. CO.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In dispute over contribution to a personal injury settlement, defendant-insurance company is not obligated to contribute to the settlement on an equal...

SINGLETON CONTRACTING CORP. v. SEC'Y OF THE ARMY

Construction, Contracts
In a construction contract dispute, plaintiff's claim for unabsorbed overhead resulting from a contract delay is denied where it's non-compliance with...

BALDWIN BUILDERS v. COAST PLASTERING CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
A unilateral attorney fee clause included in an indemnity agreement, which provides for the recovery of attorney fees incurred in enforcing the...

ROYALTY CARPET MILLS, INC. v. IRVINE

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
Plaintiff's challenge to the issuance of a conditional use permit for the construction of an apartment building is dismissed where, although...

BODEGA BAY CONCERNED CITIZENS v. SONOMA COUNTY

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
Section 66452.6 of the Government Code authorizes the County to act on a timely filed application for an extension of a tentative subdivision map for...

SALMON PROT. v. MARIN COUNTY

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a suit contesting defendant-County's permit review process, mitigation measures may never support a categorical exemption to California...

HOMES v. KRAUS-ANDERSON CONSTR.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
The district court did not err in finding plaintiff had failed to satisfy the contractual condition precedent to litigation where it had not given...

US v. ODEBRECHT CONTRACTORS

Construction, Contracts, Government Law
In a qui tam action alleging defendant submitted false claims in connection with a public works construction contract, summary judgment in favor of...

SHAW CONSTR. v. ICF KAISER ENG'RS

Construction, Contracts
A subcontractor has the right to regard a subcontract dissolved, and the parties restored to their pre-contract positions, when it becomes evident...

INT'L UNIION OF OPERATING v. J.H. FINDORFF & SONS, INC.

Construction, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a construction dispute, the district court improperly vacated an arbitrator's award on the basis that the arbitrator had neglected the collective...