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Save Tara v. City of W. Hollywood

Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving agreements to develop property in the City of West Hollywood, denial of petition for writ of mandate seeking to set aside the...

Landwatch Monterey County v. County of Monterey

Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of petition for writ of mandate challenging defendant's approval of a subdivision project with a mitigated negative declaration (MND) is...

Sevenson Envtl. Servs., Inc. v. Shaw Envtl., Inc.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement case, summary judgment ruling that suit against a hazardous waste remediation contractor was barred by government contractor...

US v. JG-24, Inc.

Environmental Law, Government Law
In a suit against the owners and operators of two fiberglass manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico to recover the costs of a hazardous-substance...

Oregon Nat'l Res. Council v. Allen

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a dispute involving the impact of a portion of a proposed timber harvest on the endangered northern spotted owl, the court rules that an Incidental...

Hall v. US Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an action brought by a former civilian chemist alleging his employer violated the employee protection provisions of several environmental statutes,...

The Lands Council v. Martin

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Denial of a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of United States Forest Service post-fire logging sales in a national forest is affirmed in...

GenCorp, Inc. v. Olin Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Remedies
In a dispute between two companies over liability for Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) clean-up costs for...

Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. v. Mine Safety & Health Admin.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Health Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a consolidated case involving rules regulating diesel particulate matter in underground mines, petitions for review of three rules are denied over...

Friends of the Sierra R.R. v. Tuolumne Park & Recreation Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving public agency's sale of land containing disused but historic railroad right-of-way to the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, denial of...