all - Opinion Summaries

Martin v. City & County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
A municipality may not lawfully require the owner of a private single-family residence who proposes to modify a portion of the interior of his...

S. California Water Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of orders finding that a sale of electricity by public utility plaintiff violated statutory filing requirements for the making of...

US v. R & F Props. of Lake County, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant on a qui tam relator's claim seeking recovery for the United States under the False Claims Act is reversed where the...

Motley v. Parks

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Before conducting a warrantless search pursuant to a properly imposed parole condition, law enforcement officers must have probable cause to believe...

Vargas v. City of Salinas

Elections, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities, Tax Law
Grant of a special motion to strike the plaintiffs' complaint under the anti-SLAPP law is affirmed regarding a complaint alleging improper government...

City & County of San Francisco v. Jen

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Award of attorneys fees to plaintiff-municipality is affirmed as to claims of public nuisance, violation of state housing law, failure to comply with...

Webb v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Decision denying plaintiff disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act is reversed where the administrative law judge improperly found...

Brady v. Abbott Labs.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
Judgment for plaintiffs on negligence and nuisance claims regarding defendant's illegal removal of groundwater from their property and subsequent...

KCCP Trust v. City of North Kansas City

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Elections, Government Contracts, Government Law
Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of a suit seeking to enjoin municipal defendant from building a fiberoptic network is affirmed where plaintiff's...

Ace Telephone Assoc. v. Koppendrayer

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Grant of judicial review and declaratory relief as to agency defendant's setting the reciprocal compensation rate carriers pay each other for...