all - Opinion Summaries

Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

Elections, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Court of Appeals' decision holding that a full California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review is required if a city council adopts a land use...

Menkes v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action, dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint for failure to state a claim is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiffs' purchased supplemental private...

Defenders of Wildlife v. NC Deprtment of Transportation

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
Summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs' claim that defendant violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 4(f) of...

Johnson v. McDonald

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
The decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denying claimant's request for referral for extra-schedular consideration of his...

Columbia Riverkeeper v. US Coast Guard

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Water Law
A petition for review of the U.S. Coast Guard's issuance of a letter of recommendation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the...

People of the State of California v. US Department of the Interior

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
Summary judgment in favor of federal defendants and intervenor water districts in an action challenging an environmental impact statement prepared by...

Cal. High-Speed Rail Authority v. Superior Court (Tos)

Administrative Law, Government Law, Transportation
A peremptory writ of mandate is issued directing the trial court to enter judgment validating the authorization of the bond issuance for purposes of...

US v. Parker

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction on two counts of conducting a "work activity or service" on United States Forest Service land without a special use...

DeYoung v. Commission on Professional Competence

Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court properly denied plaintiff-teacher's petition for a writ of mandate challenging his dismissal from his position, where it did not err...

Rundgren v. JP Morgan Chase Bank

Administrative Law, Banking Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims against defendant-bank is affirmed, where: 1) the action arises out of the fraudulent acts by Washington Mutual Bank,...