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Fiorentino v. City of Fresno

Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
Dismissal of a petition for a writ of mandate to enforce the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and subsequently denial of relief from the...

Young v. Qualls

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit brought by respondent for breach of a partnership agreement after petitioner instructed respondent to vacate the property they were...

Clementoni v. Consol. Rail Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In an appeal arising out of the collision of an automobile driven by plaintiff and a train operated by defendant-rail company, summary judgment for...

Decatur Ventures, LLC v. Daniel

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against an appraiser's supervisor alleging vicarious liability for the appraiser's fraud as part of a real estate scheme, summary judgment...

Barnes v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit brought by an individual who fell when taking off her shoes before going through airport security, allegedly...

Fergus v. Songer

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought to collect on attorney's fees and alleging breach of a partnership agreement, an order granting defendant's motion for a new...

Sierra Club v. Cal. Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
Denial of petition for writ of mandate challenging defendant-agency's decision to issue a Timber Conversion Permit for a site of timberland owned by...

Farmers Group, Inc. v. Lubin

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In the context of Insurance Code class actions brought by the attorney general on behalf of insurance buyers, the typicality, adequacy, and other...

Sherman v. Harbin

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
A bankruptcy court considering the feasibility of a plan of reorganization under 11 U.S.C. section 1129(a)(11) must evaluate the possible effect of a...

Otis Elevator Co. v. Midland Red Oak Realty, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought by an elevator service company against a glass company and property owner seeking indemnity for the amount of settling an underlying...