The D.C. Circuit denied a petition challenging a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order directing a pipeline operator that expanded its pipeline and added compressors to carry gas…
A district court denied a motion to dismiss claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and New York law for lack of evidence demonstrating…
The Fifth Circuit dismissed an individual's lawsuit against an offshore drilling company on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act. The individual alleged that the company,…
The Fourth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a mining corporation's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maryland Surface Dewatering Act. The Act imposes remedial measures on a…
A California appellate court reversed a lower court's award of $5 million in punitive damages against a pipeline company for trespass, nuisance, and negligence in connection with underground…
The Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction enjoining the California Air Resources Board from enforcing state regulations that limit emissions from the auxiliary diesel engines of ocean-going vessels…
A California appellate court held that a trial court improperly denied a group's motion to preliminarily enjoin a school district from demolishing 49 housing units to make way for a new…
The D.C. Circuit dismissed developers' lawsuit challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' definition of "waters of the United States" in a 1986 rule as facially invalid…
A California appellate court reversed the denial of a petition challenging a city's approval of an application to demolish a building to make way for a larger parking lot. The city concluded…
The Eleventh Circuit held that a lower court erred by finding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an adequate search in response to a Native American tribe's Freedom…