all - Opinion Summaries

In Re Pesticide Action Network North America

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Agriculture
Denying a motion for further mandamus relief filed by the Pesticide Action Network and Natural Resources Defense Council alleging that the U.S....

Olin Corp. v. OneBeacon America Insurance Co.

Insurance Law, Environmental Law
Affirming the jury and summary judgment findings as to an insurance company's liability for the cost of environmental insurance claims filed by an...

Lynch v. California Coastal Commission

Property Law & Real Estate, Construction, Environmental Law
Holding that homeowners who sought a permit from the California Coastal Commission in order to replace a damaged seawall and repair a beach access...

Murray Energy Corp. v. EPA

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
Vacating an array of district court judgments and remanding to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a lawsuit taken by energy companies against the EPA...

Halley v. Honeywell International Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Environmental Law, Attorney's Fees
Affirming the class certification, settlement approval, and award of attorney's fees in a class action suit relating to the chromium contamination of...

Ground Zero Ctr. for Nonviolent Action v. US Department of the Navy

Environmental Law
In an action alleging that the Navy hadn't fully complied with the National Environmental Policy Act's disclosure requirements regarding the expansion...

Grist Creek Aggregates v. Super. Ct.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an environmental group's writ of administrative mandate challenging the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District's approval of a permit to...

In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Products Liability Litigation

Water Law, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability
In consolidated multi-district litigation arising from contamination of groundwater in Orange County, California from various oil companies' use of...

Maine Council of the Atlantic v. National Marine Fisheries

Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an action brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) seeking review of two biological opinions issued to the Federal Energy Regulatory...

Orange County Water Dist. v. MAG Aerospace Industries

Water Law, Injury & Tort Law, Environmental Law
In a suit brought by a Water District alleging claims under the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substances Account Act (HSAA), Health & Saf. Code...