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Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not violate Clean Water Act by authorizing hydropower project under nationwide permits rather than requiring individual permit.
Environmental Law Jun. 27, 2012
Meeks Building Center v. WCAB
Single payment of benefits required for attending qualified medical evaluation does not commence limitation period for payment of temporary disability benefits.
Workers' Compensation Jun. 27, 2012
Mooney v. Garcia
School district acted reasonably in denying parent's request to add item to agenda when it involved student-run event at one school.
Education Jun. 27, 2012
Axis Surplus Insurance Co. v. Reinoso
Insured is not covered by liability insurance as to claims by tenants of apartment building that she co-owned when she was in position to know about habitability issues.
Insurance Jun. 27, 2012
Outfitter Properties LLC v. Wildlife Conservation Board (Dept. of Fish and Game)
Wildlife Conservation Board has limited discretion to expend money from Habitat Conservation Fund because expenditure of 'approximately' $6 million is authorized.
Environmental Law Jun. 27, 2012
Los Angeles Cty. Flood Control v. Natural Resources, et. al.
Is there "discharge" under Clean Water Act when water from navigable waterway flows through infrastructure and then returns back within same waterway?
Maritime Law Jun. 26, 2012
Vance v. Ball State University, et al.
Order
Jun. 26, 2012
American Coatings Association Inc. v. South Coast Air Quality District
District may create environmental standards based on technologies that do not exist but are reasonably anticipated to exist by compliance deadline.
Environmental Law Jun. 26, 2012
Coito v. Superior Court (State of California)
In wrongful death case, audio recordings of witness interviews, which were conducted by investigators employed by defendant's counsel, are protected by work product privilege.
Civil Procedure Jun. 26, 2012
People v. McDowell
Retrial of death penalty phase does not violate speedy trial right where 10-month delay was not prejudicial given complexity of case.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 26, 2012
Mackey v. Hoffman
Incarcerated habeas petitioner may be granted relief from judgment if his attorney’s abandonment caused him to fail to timely file notice of appeal.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 26, 2012
Building Industry Assocation of Washington v. Washington State Building Code Council
Washington Building Code that requires greater energy efficiency than federal standards meets statutory conditions for exemption from federal preemption.
Government Jun. 26, 2012
M.F. Farming Co. v. Couch Distributing Co.
Order granting Anti-SLAPP motion is appropriate where claim was based on protected speech in city permit hearing and despite publishing of allegedly false statements.
Real Property Jun. 26, 2012
Boliou v. Stockton Unified School District
Commission on Professional Competence errs in refusing to issue proper determination following issuance of dismissal order, which entitled teacher to fees and costs.
Education Jun. 26, 2012
Jones v. Liberty Bank & Trust Co., et al.
Order
Jun. 26, 2012
Jones v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co.
Order
Jun. 26, 2012
People v. Rodriguez
Court miscalculates sentence under provision of One Strike law that was eliminated by Legislature and limited terms on multiple offenses committed on single occasion.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 26, 2012
Decker v. Northwest Envtl. Defense Center
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
Comcast Corp., et al. v. Behrend
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
Genesis HealthCare Corp., et al. v. Symczyk
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health, et al.
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
Sebelius, Sec. of H&HS v. Auburn Regional Medical, et al.
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
Henderson v. United States
Does court commit reversible error when it imposes rehabilitation-oriented sentence exceeding sentencing range prior to Supreme Court's clarification of law?
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 25, 2012
Georgia-Pacific West, et al. v. Northwest Envtl. Defense Center
Order
Jun. 25, 2012
Thayer v. Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
Anti-SLAPP motion is properly granted where claims against attorneys arose from protected activity undertaken on behalf of actual clients represented in related litigation.
Civil Procedure Jun. 25, 2012
Mixon v. State of California
Crosswalk without traffic signal or street light does not constitute dangerous condition because public entity has no duty to provide such lighting.
Torts Jun. 25, 2012
American Tradition Partnership Inc. v. Bullock
'Citizens United,' which held that political speech does not lose First Amendment protection when source is corporation, applies to Montana campaign finance law.
Constitutional Law Jun. 25, 2012
Miller v. Alabama
Eighth Amendment forbids sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile homicide offenders.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 25, 2012