Governance

The court holds that an insurer has a duty to indemnify an asbestos tile manufacturer for underlying asbestos-related personal injury claims that were triggered during the one-year commercial…

The court holds that a hog producer lacks standing to challenge a Monroe County, Mississippi, ordinance regulating new and expanding swine farming in the county. The hog producer purchases hogs…

The court affirms a district court ruling that an oil company that operated a service station on leased property was liable to the lessor for all damages caused by a leaking underground storage…

The court denies a county board of commissioners' petition to compel the Ohio environmental agency to disclose records designated as trade secrets that the agency received from a hazardous…

The court holds that a waste haulers association has standing to assert a U.S. Commerce Clause claim against a district waste authority for enacting a system of flow control ordinances that…

The court holds that a solid waste hauler has standing to bring a U.S. Commerce Clause claim against a waste district authority for instructing homeowners and commercial entities in the district…

The court largely upholds a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule mandating that 22 states and the District of Columbia revise their state implementation plans (SIPs) to mitigate ozone…

The court holds that a trial court correctly ruled that landowners, aggrieved by a zoning administrator's oral decision, failed to exhaust administrative remedies by not filing a timely…

The court affirms a district court order lifting a temporary restraining order and denying environmental groups' motion to permanently enjoin the construction of a new school on property that…

The court holds that property owners operated two illegal junkyards in violation of a city's zoning laws and that such operation constituted a nuisance. The city planning commission…