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Jones v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

The Fourth Circuit held that under Maryland law, insurers of a bankrupt insulation company are liable only for a pro rata portion of the bodily injury that occurred during the time the company's policy was in place and that any injuries that occurred after the company completed its asbestos installa...

Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, Inc. v. Easton

The Supreme Court of Florida held that a state statute that allows suits for damages resulting from pollution creates a new strict liability cause of action and does not merely modify existing common-law causes of action that require proof of causation. The statute, §376.313(3) Florida Statutes (20...

El Dorado County Taxpayers for Quality Growth v. El Dorado, County of

A California appellate court held that a county correctly decided that a reclamation plan for a mining operation would not have a significant effect on the environment and properly approved the plan based on a negative declaration. The county provided a legally adequate description of the project, a...

Friends of the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water Agency

A California appellate court reversed a lower court decision denying an environmental group's petition to challenge the urban water management plan for the Santa Clarita Valley. The plan provides that during dry periods, the water districts will take more water from groundwater deep below an aquifer...

Kuba v. 1-A Agricultural Ass'n

The Ninth Circuit held that an agricultural association's First Amendment Expression Policy, which prohibits individuals from demonstrating outside its rodeo and circus arena except in designated "free expression zones" that are located away from the building's entrances, is unconstitutional on its ...

Avenal v. State

The Louisiana Supreme Court threw out a $1.3 billion takings judgment awarded to oyster fishermen holding oyster leases in the Breton Sound area who allegedly suffered a compensable taking under the Louisiana Constitution as a result of the state's operation of a coastal restoration project that alt...

Knott v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

The First Circuit denied an electric company's petition for review of three Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders that asserted mandatory licensing authority over the company's hydroelectric project, required the company to install gauges to measure stream flow at the project, and requi...

Johnson v. State Water Resources Control Bd.

A California appellate court held that a discretionary decision by the state water resources control board as to whether to review a regional water resources control board's decision imposing administrative penalties is not subject to judicial review. The case arose after landowners were assessed a ...

Leavitt v. Madera, County of

A California appellate court reversed a lower court's dismissal of residents' petition for writ of mandamus challenging a county's approval of a residential development project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A "request for a hearing" under CEQA §21167.4 need not include ...