Real Estate & Construction Law
This blawg provides up-to-date information on real estate, construction, environmental and land use law.
Author: Sheppard Mullin is an 480-attorney law firm with offices in California, New York, Shanghai and Washington, D.C. It also writes Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Corporate and Securities Law, ESOP Law, Fashion and Apparel Law, FCC Law, AdBriefs, Intellectual Property Law and Labor and Employment Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Real Estate & Property Law • 9th Circuit Court • States • California • Law Firm • Construction Law
Recent Posts from Real Estate & Construction Law
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Appellate Court Decision Invalidating Unjustified "Affordable Housing In Lieu Fees" Is Now Final
BIACC v. City of Patterson (2009) 171 Cal.App.4th 886 By David P. Lanferman On June 17, 2009, the California Supreme Court denied the City of Patterson's petition for review of the Court of Appeals decision…
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County Outside Counsel Work Product Not Part of CEQA Record Even If Disclosed To Real Party In Interest
California Oak Foundation v. County of Tehama et al. (Del Webb California Corp. et al.), ____ Cal. App. 4th ____ (June 11, 2009, No. CI58258) By Katharine E. Allen Four letters sent to the County…
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California Adopts First Low-Carbon Fuel Standard to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation Fuels
By Randolph C. Visser & Michael Cato On April 23, 2009, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the first low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) in the nation. Designed to help meet the greenhouse gas emission…
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SB 375: Lion or Mouse?
By Judy V. Davidoff, Daniel P. Bane, & Rafael Muilenberg The rules governing regional planning changed dramatically when Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) into law last year. Whatever the ultimate outcome, interested…
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Superfund's Traditional Joint and Several Liability and Arranger Liability Have Their Limits: Bar May Be Lowered For Demonstrating Apportionment Liability
By Randolph C. Visser, Jeffrey W. Forrest, & Michael Hansen On May 4, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its 8 to 1 decision in the much anticipated case of Burlington Northern & Santa Fe…
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Construction Manager Not Required to be Licensed pursuant to the Contractors' State License Law
The Fifth Day, LLC v. James P. Bolotin, et al., ___ Cal.App.4th ___(March 27, 2009, No KC047712) By Jon E. Maki & Bram Hanono The California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District determined…
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Modifications of home loans under government program will not adversely affect REMICs
By Matthew Richardson The IRS recently issued "safe harbor" guidance that home loans modified under the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) will not adversely affect real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs). Without this guidance, payments…
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EPA May Use Cost-Benefit Analysis In Setting "Best Technology Available" Standards Under Clean Water Act
Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc., 556 U.S. ____, No. 07-1355 (2009) By Robert J. Uram, Ella Foley-Gannon and James Rusk On April 1st, the Supreme Court held that the federal Clean Water Act (the “Act”)…
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City Not Required To Identify Specific Location For Off-Site Mitigation Under CEQA Because Standards Sufficient
California Native Plant Society v. City of Rancho Cordova, ____ Cal. App. 4th _____ (March 24, 2009, No. C057018) By Elizabeth S. Anderson The California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District determined that…
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How a U.S. Climate Change Bill Could Lead to Trouble at the WTO
By Neil A.F. Popović As if legal efforts to address climate change weren’t complicated enough, a recently released study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics warns that U.S. Congressional efforts to reduce climate change…