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Douda v. Cal. Coastal Comm'n

Construction, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case pitting environmentally sensitive habitat areas and scenic and visual resources against development, denial of petition for writ of...

Estate of Isringhausen v. Prime Contractors and Assocs.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
In a suit arising from defendant's retention of a portion of a deposit paid by plaintiff's deceased for the construction of a custom home, dismissal...

Baker v. Osborne Dev. Corp.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Denial of motion to compel arbitration in a construction defect action is affirmed as the trial court correctly ruled that the arbitration agreement...

S&S Cummins Corp. v. W. Bay Builders, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In suit for breach of contract arising from project to build a public elementary school, judgment for plaintiff-electrical subcontractor is affirmed...

Clark v. Boscher

Civil Rights, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a former mayor and various former city council members and commissioners for obstructing the development of a...

Sec. Nat'l Guar., Inc. v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The California Coastal Act of 1976 grants the California Coastal Commission no power to declare property an "environmentally sensitive habitat area"...

Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lake Caroline, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an insurance case primarily involving the issue of whether a policy provided coverage for a slander of title claim, a judgment finding that the...

Huh v. Wang

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
In dispute arising from a home remodel, summary judgment for defendant and denial of plaintiff's motion to set aside the judgment is affirmed over...

Murray's Iron Works, Inc. v. Boyce

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
In suit for breach of a contract to build and install decorative ironwork at a residence, verdict for plaintiff builder and installer is reversed as...

Murray's Iron Works, Inc. v. Boyce

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
In suit for breach of a contract to build and install decorative ironwork at a residence, verdict for plaintiff builder and installer is reversed as...