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Century Surety Co. v. Casino West, Inc.

Property Law & Real Estate, Gaming Law, Insurance Law
In a suit brought by an insurer seeking a judgment declaring that it had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured with respect to wrongful death...

Estate of Becker v. Murtagh

Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over the ownership of beachfront land upon which a boardwalk and dock were constructed, a grant of summary judgment to the defendants...

GECCMC 2005-C1 Plummer Street Office LP v. NRFC NNN Holdings, LLC

Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit by a lender against the borrower's guarantor for the balance due on a commercial property loan that was only fully recourse if the lease was...

Corsello v. Verizon New York, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a suit alleging inverse condemnation, unjust enrichment, trespass, and deceptive trade practices stemming from defendants' attachment to the...

Montgomery Sansome LP v. Rezai

Construction, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action seeking payment for repair work performed at a building owned by the defendants, the trial court's grant of summary judgment and its...

Jamieson v. City Council of the City of Carpinteria

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action asking the court to declare the rights and responsibilities of the City of Carpinteria and the plaintiff as parties to a stipulated...

Duea v. County of San Diego

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action seeking a refund of property taxes, the trial court's decision against the taxpayer is affirmed, where: 1) trial court did not err when...

Efron v. Mora Development Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
In a landowner's suit under 42 USC section 1983 alleging a federal takings claim and a pendent claim, later dismissed without prejudice, under Puerto...

In re Kekauoha-Alisa

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The bankruptcy court's avoidance of a foreclosure sale is affirmed, where the lack of adequate public announcement that the foreclosure sale had been...

Scarborough Citizens Protecting Resources v. US Fish and Wildlife Service

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit alleging that the state of Maine's conveyances of easements on a tract of land purchased using federal funds granted to the state under the...