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Judgment Reversed After Trial Court Adopted Referee’s Recommendations.

January 22, 2016 by

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A matter concerning environmental cleanup was tried before a referee pursuant to stipulation and judgment was entered by the trial court adopting the referee’s recommendations. Finding numerous errors, the Court of Appeal reversed. First, the appellate court found extrinsic evidence should not have been introduced in interpreting the contract. ng Second, the appellate court concluded […]

Filed Under: Appellate Law News, Environmental Law News, Legal News Tagged With: 242 Cal.App.4th 1166

Petition Denied; Had It Been Granted, It Would Have Resulted In 1,491 Mini-Trials.

January 18, 2016 by

environmental contamination lawsuit

A mass tort litigation over environmental contamination beneath a housing track settled, and the court was called upon to address whether a government-ordered environmental cleanup was part of the settlement consideration, and whether a good faith settlement could be approved without an individualized allocation of the settlement proceeds among the numerous plaintiffs and between their economic and noneconomic damages.

Filed Under: Appellate Law News, Environmental Law News, Legal News, Settlement Law News Tagged With: 195 Cal.Rptr.3d 461, 242 Cal.App.4th 894

OMG. . . A Subway In 90210!!

December 8, 2015 by

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To reach a subway station, a planned subway will travel under Beverly Hills High School. Both the City of Beverly Hills and the Beverly Hills Unified School District objected to the placement of a subway tunnel under the high school or any other properties located in Beverly Hills. Their objection was based on the environmental […]

Filed Under: Appellate Law News, Environmental Law News, Government Law News, Legal News, Public Entity Law News Tagged With: 193 Cal.Rptr.3d 846, 241 Cal.App.4th 627

Water Projects Halted; Southern And Central California Losing The Water Wars.

May 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Water Projects

The Central Valley Project and the State Water Project “are perhaps the two largest and most important water projects in the United States. These combined water projects supply water originating in northern California to more than 20,000,000 agricultural and domestic consumers in central and southern California.” The source of the water is the lone habitat […]

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Ongoing And Gradual Earth Movement Does Not Result In Lot Line Displacements.

October 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Earth Movements

In 1956, road construction by Los Angeles County in a then unincorporated area of the Palos Verdes Hills known as Portugese Bend accidentally reactivated a sub-surface prehistoric slide area. That incident sent just under one square mile of hillside property on an ongoing, slow-motion, downhill journey that inexorably leads to a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. […]

Filed Under: Appellate Law News, Construction Law Education, Environmental Law News, Government Law News, Legal News, Real Estate Education, Real Estate Law News

No Showing Reservation Of Rights By Insurers Creates A Conflict Of Interest.

October 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

A city brought an action against a dry cleaner under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act [CERCLA; 42 U.S.C. § 9601] for causing soil and groundwater contamination. The dry cleaner asserted a third party claim against the supplier of dry cleaning products, and the supplier tendered its defense to certain insurance companies. The insurers […]

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County Plastic Bag Prohibition Upheld.

August 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The Marin County Board of Supervisors enacted Ordinance No. 3553 in January 2011.  Effective January 1, 2012, the ordinance prohibits certain retail establishments from dispensing single-use plastic bags and requires retailers to impose a reasonable charge of not less than five cents for dispensing a single-use, recycled-content paper bag. An agricultural commissioner’s report stated that […]

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5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Real Estate Lawyer

June 6, 2022 By Mark Mellor

Are you in the process of buying or selling a home? If so, then you may need to hire a real estate lawyer. While there are many lawyers who practice real estate law, not all of them are created equal. You need to find one that has the experience and qualifications that you … Read More...

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If you are a business owner, then you know that contracts are an important part of doing business. Contracts set the parameters for a deal and protect both parties involved. Unfortunately, contract disputes can happen. If you think you might be dealing with a breach of contract, … Read More...

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