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Civil Litigation,
Government,
Environmental & Energy

Feb. 1, 2019

Judge allows damages to go forward in MTA suit but allows CEQA exemption

A recent state judge’s ruling exempting the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority from the California Environmental Quality Act could create a loophole that might unravel adopted rail construction plans.

Judge allows damages to go forward in MTA suit but allows CEQA exemption
Fruin

A recent judge's ruling exempting the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority from the California Environmental Quality Act could create a loophole that might unravel adopted rail construction plans.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard L. Fruin Jr. ruled Jan. 25 that a plaintiff hotel developer could not assert violation of mitigation measures...

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