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Vistamar, Inc. v. Fagundo-Fagundo

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint brought under federal civil rights laws alleging discriminatory application of eminent domain is affirmed where...

Withhart v. Otto Candies, L.L.C.

Admiralty, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Federal Employers' Liability Act, and consequently, the Jones Act, contain no prohibition against a general maritime negligence and indemnity...

Black Historical Soc'y v. City of San Diego

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's petition challenging defendant's approval of a low income housing development on a site with historical significance is...

Citizens for Responsible Equitable Envtl. Dev. v. City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment denying plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate and dismissing its complaint is affirmed in an action under the California Environmental...

Acierno v. Goldstein

Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a claim for adverse possession, the court quiets title to the disputed land in defendant's favor, and plaintiff is enjoined from trespassing on the...

Arocho v. California Fair Plan Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant in an insurance dispute case brought under the Northridge earthquake revival statute is reversed where the superior...

Northrop Grumman v. County of Los Angeles

Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Tax Law
Overhead property allocated to government contracts as an indirect cost becomes the property of the federal government and is therefore not taxable.

McElroy v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment of dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint in an action for quiet title, declaratory relief, and fraudulent foreclosure against their lender and a...

Frame v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Banking Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Summary judgment for defendant, auditor, on a class action claim of aiding and abetting fraud is reversed where a triable issue of material fact as to...

Lincoln Prop. Co. v. Roche

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendants may remove an action on the basis of diversity of citizenship if there is complete diversity between all named plaintiffs and all named...