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Cobb v. O'Connell

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
The California Legislature-s 2003 passage of Senate Bill 39, special remedial legislation requiring that a state-appointed administrator temporarily...

Norman v. US

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving governmental wetland delineations within land owned by plaintiffs and intended for development, the dismissal of plaintiffs'...

Jackson v. Schultz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights case arising from the death of plaintiff's son under the care of defendants, fire department EMT's, the denial of defendants' motion...

Envtl. Law Found. v. Wykle Research, Inc.

Government Law, Health Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant on a complaint under Proposition 65 for failure to properly warn of health risks is affirmed, where defendant's product...

Visiting Nurse Service v. New York State Dep't of Health

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
A home health care provider is entitled to notice of overpayment and an opportunity to be heard before the State acts to recover Medicaid payments it...

Perez v. City of New York

Education Law, Government Law
Where entities within a public college exercise a quintessentially governmental function, they are subject to the Open Meetings Law; further, under...

Varsity Transit v. Bd. of Educ.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
An action against a municipality under the Education Law can not suffice as a notice of claim for damages that accrue after the start of the action;...

Miranda v. City of Cornelius

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Summary judgment for defendants on a Fourth Amendment challenge is reversed where the impoundment of plaintiffs' vehicle following a traffic violation...

Widgren v. Maple Grove

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where defendants did not conduct Fourth Amendment searches in violation of plaintiffs' expectations of...

Prof'l Eng'rs v. Morales

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Elections, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Proposition 35 impliedly repealed or amended Government Code sections 14101, 14130-14137 and 19130 to the extent that those statutes restrict...