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Ecuadorian Plaintiffs v. Chevron Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, International Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law
In an action alleging that defendant-Chevron polluted the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest over the course of several decades while engaging in oil...

McEvoy v. KKL Dev., LLC.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against a local company for violations of the Illinois's Prohibition of Air Pollution and Fugitive Particulate Matter regulations,...

California Oak Found. v. Regents of the Univ. of California

Administrative Law, Education Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court's denial of plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandate seeking to compel the Regents of the University of California to rescind...

Sheffield v. City of Fort Thomas

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against a city and various city officials in their official and individual capacities, claiming that several of the city's...

Western Watersheds Project v. Kraayenbrink

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law
In a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenge to eighteen amendments to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) grazing regulations, partial...

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy v. Universal Paragon Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In defendant's suit against a law firm, claiming that an arbitrator's award of $7,554,149.13 in attorney fees and expenses for the law firm, related...

Northern Cal. River Watch v. Wilcox

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an action claiming that defendants violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by digging up and removing endangered plant species, summary judgment...

Modesto Irrigation Dist. v. Gutierrez

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In an action by irrigation districts challenging the decision of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the steelhead, a type of Pacific...

US v. Agosto-Vega

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Evidence, Water Law
Conviction of a company in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and its owner and principal officer for violating criminal provisions of the Clean Water Act is...

US v. Magnesium Corp. of Am.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In an action by the U.S. claiming that defendants' handling of wastes failed to comply with regulations promulgated under Subtitle C of the Resource...