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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...

Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Fed. Energy Regulation Comm-n

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a challenge to denial of a license to build a hydroelectric power plant, petitions to review denial of the license and denial of applicant's...

Kentucky Waterways Alliance v. Johnson

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a matter brought under the Clean Water Act (CWA), judgment of district court in favor of defendant Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is...

Elephant Butte Irrigation Dist. of New Mexico v. US Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Water Law
In an action against the U.S. Department of the Interior and various federal officials challenging, inter alia, DOI's lease of project lands to New...

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),...

Skoumbas v. City of Orinda

Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit seeking damages for inverse condemnation, nuisance, and trespass when erosion to plaintiff-owner's property was caused by water discharged...

Mather v. Willet Dairy

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Health Law, Water Law
In a suit brought against defendant-dairy alleging it emitted hazardous pollutants in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA), summary judgment for...

Klamath Water Users Ass'n v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
Petitioners lack standing to challenge a FERC decision to re-license a dam operator without binding it to the terms of its existing contract setting...

Clark v. Optical Coating Lab., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions, Water Law
In a toxic tort action following a jury trial that resulted in mistrial, award of attorney's fees and sanctions to defendants is reversed where there...

Boston Gas Co. v. Century Indem. Co.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Water Law
In a dispute over the extent of insurance coverage owed for an insured-party's strict liability for environmental cleanup costs which, under...