The court held that the lower court erred in granting a petition to annul a city's determination denying a church a full exemption from water and sewer charges. The lower court granted the…

The court held that under Ohio law, a landowner must exhaust his state remedies before proceeding with his takings claim against a county in federal court. Although Ohio does not have an inverse…

The court, in a matter of first impression, held that an entity may be strictly liable under the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (Spill Act) for damages for the "loss of use…

The court held that a lower court improperly ordered the state wetlands commission to issue an inland wetlands permit to a developer. Although the record lacks substantial evidence to support the…

A New Jersey appellate court upheld the denial of a landowner's general permit application to build a single-family home on her beach property. The state agency concluded that the property is…

The court held that under Texas law, recent legislative enactments waive, with certain limitations, immunity from suit for contract claims against local government entities. Hence, the court…

The court upheld summary judgment against one insurance company and in favor of another insurance company in a dispute concerning the insurers' duties to defend a manufacturer against a third…

The court reversed a lower court's dismissal of an environmental group's Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) claim in a dispute over the registration of two pesticides containing…

A district court awarded an environmental group attorney fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) for their underlying National Environmental Policy Act and National Forest…

A Minnesota appellate court held that an insurance company had no duty to defend or indemnify a pig owner in an underlying lawsuit brought by his neighbor claiming injury and damage from manure…