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AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC v. Smith

Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendants in a case alleging preemption by the Natural Gas Act of Baltimore County's Bill 9-07 prohibiting the siting of any...

City of Dallas v. Reed

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for plaintiff in a premises liability case is reversed and the case dismissed where a two-inch difference in elevation between traffic lanes...

Canyon Reg'l Water Auth. v. Guadalupe-Blanco Auth.

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit over an easement and the ability of petitioner-state water authority to condemn an easement for the construction and operation of a second...

General Auto Serv. Station v. City of Chicago

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against the City of Chicago over the removal of an advertising sign, judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1)...

U.S. ex rel Wilson v. Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act, denial of a motion for leave to file an amended complaint and a decision to stay employment...

Huntleigh USA Corp. v. US

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Transportation
In a company's action against the government alleging, inter alia, that the Aviation and Transportation Security Act's (ATSA) transfer of...

Springer v. Adkins

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision granting respondent an increased annuity payment under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) is affirmed where: 1) retirement...

Steele v. Youthful Offender Parole Bd.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment finding an employer liable under Fair Employment and Housing Act for retaliation against a plaintiff-employee and awarding economic damages...

Levine v. City of Alameda

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a city property manager against defendants-city and city manager alleging a due process violation...

N. Pacifica LLC v. City of Pacifica

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a developer against the city of Pacifica involving a proposed condominium project, dismissal of developer's substantive due...