all - Opinion Summaries

Wallace v. Dean

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death claim against respondent in his official capacity as sheriff for assuming duty of care by responding to her 911 call but failing...

Nelms v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Denial of Supplemental Security Income benefits is remanded. The ALJ failed to fairly and fully develop the record at the administrative hearing.

Great Oaks Water Co. v. Santa Clara Water Valley Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In plaintiff-water company's challenge to defendant-district's use of a statutory rate-setting exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act...

Rein v. US Patent & Trademark Office

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark
In a civil action alleging defendant-agencies did not conduct an adequate search for documents requested by plaintiff-law firm under the Freedom of...

Malladi Drugs & Pharms, Ltd. v. Tandy

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Biotech
In an action to recover drugs seized by the DEA, dismissal of Plaintiff's complaint is affirmed where Plaintiff failed to file a claim with the DEA...

Orion Reserves Ltd. Pshp. v. Salazar

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action to invalidate a Bureau of Land Management order, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed. Plaintiff failed to complete annual assessments of...

Tesoro Refining and Mkt'g. Co. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order is dismissed. Petitioner waived its objections to the order by failing to...

J.J. Cassone Bakery, Inc. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of an NLRB order is denied. Petitioner-Employer waived its objection to its NLRB hearing because it failed to raise that...

Blumenthal v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order is denied as the rates set by FERC for the sale of electric energy were "just...

EEOC v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the EEOC to enforce a subpoena connected to an investigation of Defendant-Employer's discriminatory hiring practices, the dismissal of...