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The Supreme Court further expanded the scope of permitting requirements for point source pollution under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) in a case involving discharge liability to the County of Maui, Hawaii. The County operated four water treatment wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility and used the wells as groundwater injection locations for treated…

Delta Stewardship Council Cases (Cal.Ct.App., April 10, 2020, cases nos. C082944, C086199) 2020 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 2279.

In an unpublished decision, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s ruling that reduced the amount in attorney’s fees a plaintiff could collect under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 after prevailing on only…

Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s Inaugural Real Estate Law Action News. This summary provides a follow-up to the Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Conference and Outline provided in January 2020 with new case summaries from 2020.

  1. PREVIOUS MONTH’S UPDATE

Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will begin providing a monthly review for real estate law…

Daniel Cucchi was a panelist on the April 30, 2020, virtual brown bag webinar titled, “Planning through the COVID-19 crisis: How are we adapting in these uncertain times?”. The seminar was hosted by APACA – Sacramento Valley Section and can now be viewed by clicking here.

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Daniel Cucchi will be a panelist on the April 30, 2020, virtual brown bag webinar titled, “Planning through the COVID-19 crisis: How are we adapting in these uncertain times?”. The seminar is hosted by APACA – Sacramento Valley Section and will take place from 1:00- 2:00pm.

Webinar Description:

Join us for a free webinar…

Daniel Cucchi will be a panelist on the April 30, 2020, virtual brown bag webinar titled, “Planning through the COVID-19 crisis: How are we adapting in these uncertain times?”. The seminar is hosted by APACA – Sacramento Valley Section and will take place from 1:00- 2:00pm.

Webinar Description:

Join us for a free webinar…

Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s Inaugural Environmental Action News. This summary provides a follow-up to the Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Conference and Outline provided in January 2020.

  1. PREVIOUS MONTH’S UPDATE

Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will begin providing a monthly review for environmental law starting in April 2020. Check back next month for…

2020 CEQA 1st QUARTER REVIEW

Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann’s 2020 1st Quarter cumulative CEQA update. This summary provides links to more in-depth case write-ups on the firm’s blog. The case names of the newest decisions start with Section 3 and are denoted by bold italic fonts.

  1. 2019 CEQA UPDATE

 To read the 2019 cumulative…

A Note To Our Loyal Readers Of The Land Use Law Blog…

While blog readers are used to a one-off blog on April Fools’ Day, it is no laughing matter this year. Times are challenging right now. Many of us are working from home, worried about our friends and loved ones, and wondering whether we…

By Diane Kindermann and Kristen Kortick

United States v. California, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43422 (CA E.D. Ct., March 12, 2020)

In October 2019, the United States government sought declaratory and injunctive relief against California, Quebec and WCI, Inc. for violations of the Treaty Clause, Compact Clause, and Foreign Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution…