all - Opinion Summaries

NEBRASKA BEEF v. GREENING

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
A Bivens remedy, which allows for tort recovery against federal officials directly under the Constitution, is not available in an action alleging that...

GRESHER v. ANDERSON

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The California Department of Social Services' handling of the process for exempting certain community and child care workers from the ban on...

JOSEPH v. SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTH.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court properly issued a writ of mandate to compel the San Francisco Housing Authority to pay a judgment entered against it where Government...

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law
In a dispute concerning the FCC's mechanism for providing federal support to non-rural telecommunications carriers under the 1996 Telecommunications...

MORENO v. CITY OF KING

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit, the trial court properly found that defendant-City's termination of plaintiff's employment was null and void since it...

DIXON v. CITY OF LIVERMORE

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for personal injuries sustained in a helicopter crash, the trial court incorrectly concluded that the helicopter company's negligent acts...

BERGER FOUND. v. CITY OF ESCONDIDO

Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff-mobilehome park owner successfully challenges the adequacy of a $31 rent increase, authorized by defendant-City, where there is insufficient...

COMMONWEALTH OF THE N. MARIANA ISLANDS v. US

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute concerning ownership rights to land in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands(CNMI), the US acquired paramount interest in the...

PRIME MEDIA, INC. v. CITY OF BRENTWOOD

Constitutional Law, Government Law
An ordinance promulgated by defendant-City, which restricts the size and height of billboards located within the city, is constitutional.

N.V. HEATHORN, INC. v. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The injury resulting from a public entity's failure to discharge its statutory duty to obtain a payment bond from the original contractor on a public...