Maxim Tolchinskiy, Unsplash Ninth Court Orders Dismissal, Without Leave to Amend, Ending the Climate Change Battle in Juliana v. United States February 11, 2025
The United States Supreme Court Holds In-House Proceedings by Federal Agency for Enforcement Action to Recover Civil Penalties Violates Seventh Amendment February 4, 2025
Ninth Circuit Court Affirmed the Lower Court’s Dismissal of Conservationists’ “Taking” Claim Under Endangered Species Act, Finding the Suit Moot January 14, 2025
Ninth Circuit Court Holds Wastewater Rule Under the Clean Water Act Applies to the Entire Facility, Not Just to Portions Where Industrial Activities Occurred January 2, 2025
SWRCB Designates Tulare Lake Subbasin as Probationary Following 2023 DWR Announcement Deeming Six Basins to have Inadequate GSPs December 31, 2024
The Second Appellate District Holds Summary Judgment Based on Bona Fide Purchaser Doctrine Was Improperly Granted When There Were Obvious Factual Disputes of the Seller LLC’s Managerial Authority as to Whether Purchaser Was Adequately Diligent October 15, 2024
California Court of Appeal Affirmed the Principle that Privately-Owned Utilities Can Be Considered Public Entities for Inverse Condemnation Liability October 9, 2024
Fourth District Court of Appeal Holds the “Pay First, Litigate Later” Rule Applies to Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Fee Lawsuits, But Does Not Reach Significant Questions of Groundwater Usage by Overlying Landowners July 2, 2024
The Second Appellate District Holds Summary Judgment Based on Bona Fide Purchaser Doctrine Was Improperly Granted When There Were Obvious Factual Disputes of the Seller LLC’s Managerial Authority as to Whether Purchaser Was Adequately Diligent June 4, 2024
