While CEQA actions are statutorily designed as special proceedings with priority over other civil actions, and thus mandated to be heard and resolved expeditiously, when complex or controversial projects with dedicated opposition are involved this...
On July 3, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion intended to clarify the circumstances in which a trial court may impose sanctions for spoliation, including specifically the submission of a spoliation instruction to the jury. Brookshire...
On July 24, 2014, Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Texas) introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would amend Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an appeals process for HUD Qualified Census Tract (“QCT”) and Difficult...
In July of 2010, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) was amended by Congress to reduce the time period from twenty days to five days for a servicer to acknowledge receipt of a qualified written request, and from sixty days to thirty...
The lawyers who joined to fight California’s ban on gay marriage are united on another issue: the civil-rights implications of teacher tenure. Ted Olson was among the lawyers who challenged teacher tenure laws in California.
Missouri voters on Tuesday will consider changing their state constitution to guarantee the right to “engage in farming and ranching practices.” More than $1 million has been spent in campaigns for and against the proposal, known as Amendment 1, the New York Times reports.
If you're injured on a bus, how much can you collect? For one California woman, the answer is $15.3 million. Maria Francisco's verdict against a public transit district was upheld last week by a state court. Francisco fractured her spine when the AC Transit bus she was riding in went......
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has issued a warning regarding a new email scam that requests personal information under the guise of a federal jury summons.
