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Saunders v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In purported class actions on behalf of persons living in a "single, contiguous black community in Kansas City" claiming, inter alia, that...

Zack's, Inc. v. City of Sausalito

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising from the storage of boats and equipment by defendant on a leased portion of a street upon which plaintiff's property abuts,...

US v. Muniz

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Immigration Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In appeals by landowners challenging condemnation orders allowing the government a temporary easement to enter their land and conduct surveys for a...

US v. Park

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by the government against operators of a dog kennel, involving a scenic easement on defendants' property granted to the U.S. that...

Renteria-Marin v. Ag-Mart Produce, Inc.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a class action brought by plaintiff migrant farm workers under Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), ruling in favor of...

Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp. Med. Benefits Trust v. Raines

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
In a shareholder derivative suit alleging that the directors of Fannie Mae failed to exercise sufficient oversight of the company's accounting...

Great Plains Real Estate Dev., L.L.C. v. Union Cent. Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a contract dispute between a borrower and lender, summary judgment for lender is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly found that a...

In re: Addison

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bankruptcy case, rulings against debtor and denial of discharge are affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the bankruptcy court clearly...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Marina Point Dev. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In an action brought by environmental groups against developers raising claims under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA),...

Baychester Shopping Ctr., Inc. v. San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization & Arbitration Bd.

Administrative Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board's decision finding plaintiff-shopping center liable for rent overpayments charged...