Governance

The court held that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) environmental assessment (EA) for a logging project in Oregon violated the National Environmental Policy Act and that the lower court…

The court reversed and remanded a lower court decision dismissing a property owner's claims against the former tenants and operators of a gas station in New Jersey and two oil companies that…

The court upheld a lower court decision denying a consortium of Florida growers' motions to amend their complaints against a fungicide manufacturer and entering summary judgment against them…

The court affirmed in part and reversed in part a lower court decision dismissing homeowners' suit against a former landowner for allegedly dumping hazardous waste on the property before…

The court reversed the dismissal of an action challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) decision not to adopt a draft policy that would have provided guidance to zoos,…

The court held that Texas is a suitable alternative forum for a family's California survival and wrongful death action against a chemical manufacturer in a case involving their husband and…

The court dismissed individuals' Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit against the U.S. military for personal injury and property damage resulting from the U.S. Navy's operation of a…

A California appellate court upheld a county's environmental impact report (EIR) for a proposed sand, gravel, and granite mine located on ranchland near a stream. An environmental group…

The court vacated and remanded a lower court decision ordering an insurance company to indemnify a chemical manufacturer for liability incurred as a result of environmental contamination at four…

A district court held that the U.S. Department of the Interior need not release certain documents to a nonprofit group relating to the National Park Service's (NPS') proposal to enter…