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North Pacifica LLC v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case challenging denial of an application to construct a residential development on coastal property, denial of declaratory relief prohibiting...

US v. Capital Tax Corp.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit by the government under CERCLA to recover costs incurred in cleaning up hazardous waste, summary judgment for plaintiff is vacated and...

Carmona v. Carmona

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Family Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an ERISA battle between the eight and ninth wives of a deceased pension holder, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed in part and reversed in...

Florida Dep't of State v. Slough

Constitutional Law, Elections, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a declaratory judgment action seeking removal of a proposed constitutional amendment regarding property taxes from the ballot for the November 2008...

Mullin v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Connecticut

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Judgement Enforcement, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against defendant-insurer seeking a declaratory judgment that plaintiffs-property owners are entitled to recover from defendant the full...

Treo @ Kettner Homeowners Assoc. v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Intergulf Construction Corp.)

Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit by petitioner-homeowners association for alleged construction defects, trial court order is vacated where: 1) legislature did not intend...

In Re: Willett

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bankruptcy case, grant of debtor's motion to avoid a lien on their residence is reversed and remanded where for the purposes of a motion to avoid...

Fairbanks Northstar Borough v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a dispute over the classification of land as wetlands protected by Clean Water Act, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction due to lack of a final...

White v. Mayflower Transit

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In a dispute over a cross country move gone bad, removal to federal court, an order confirming arbitration award for the moving company, and dismissal...

Marseille Homeowners Condo. Ass'n Inc. v. Fidelity Nat'l Ins. Co.

Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit in which an insured sought damages resulting from flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed...