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07/23/08	California Supreme Court Issues Precedent-Setting California Endangered Species Act Decision
07/18/08	Court Holds Challenge to Issuance of Section 404 Permit is Moot Because Wetlands Filled While Case Pending
07/16/08	California Supreme Court Changes Prop 218 Landscape - Assessments Will Be Harder To Enact
07/16/08	Supreme Court Strikes Down Millionaire's Amendment of McCain Feingold
07/16/08	Urgency Legislation Provides Developers With Automatic Map Extensions
07/09/08	Superior Court Decision Mandates Balance in Adoption of Storm Water Quality Regulations
07/09/08	A Day Late Will Leave You More Than A Dollar Short
06/27/08	Court Invalidates Purchase Agreement as Option Lacking Consideration
06/25/08	Employers Are Not Off the Hook When Employees Go Hands Free
06/24/08	Protection from the Storm: Are You at Risk?
06/23/08	EPA Issues Final Water Transfers Rule: No NPDES Permit For Now, But Litigation Looms
06/19/08	CPUC Sustains Fines for Ex Parte Meetings Relating to Adjudication but Admits Need for Due Process in Such Cases
06/12/08	Mitigation Fees May Balloon After California Appeals Court Decision
06/10/08	CALFED: State Supreme Court Upholds Water Plan's EIR
06/04/08	Medicare Launches New Provider Reimbursement Appeal Rules
05/21/08	Bad Debts: CMS Memorandum Rewrites History To Close Off Bad Debt Appeals
05/19/08	Prescriptive Water Rights Confirmed
05/06/08	CMS Solicits Comments on Proposed New "Stand in the Shoes" Provisions
05/05/08	Attorney Fees Recoverable From State Water Board
05/02/08	New Law May Make Wineries Off-Limits To Minors
05/01/08	Los Angeles County Metro Gets $213.6 Million Grant to Implement Congestion Pricing Alternatives
04/30/08	Ninth Circuit Reiterates Prior Decision Invalidating the Biological Opinion for Management of the Columbia River System
04/29/08	Specific Performance: Still the Law of (the) Land
04/25/08	Commercial Tenants in Bankruptcy: Don’t Forget to Dust and Mop Before Vacating
04/24/08	Healthcare: HHS Office of Inspector General Sweetens its Self-Disclosure Protocol
04/24/08	Responsible Party May Recover All of Its Response Costs For a Voluntary Cleanup Under CERCLA
04/23/08	Federal District Court Decision Could Exacerbate Looming California Water Supply Crisis
04/21/08	Water Supply Assessments Not Subject to Direct Judicial Challenge
04/17/08	Policyholders Beware: Actions May Indeed Speak Louder Than Words
04/11/08	California Supreme Court Rules on Two Issues Under The California Family Rights Act
04/04/08	Recent Changes to Federal and California Law Expand Benefits for Military Families
04/02/08	Certain Tenant Disclaimers In Leases May Be Of Limited Effect
03/19/08	Developers May be Liable for Neighbors' Contamination
03/11/08	Appellate Court Grants Trial Courts Great Flexibility To Order Amendments To CC&Rs
03/10/08	Court of Appeal Reaffirms Hypothetical Damages Not Grounds for Just Compensation
03/06/08	Hospital's Bundled Discounts May Violate Antitrust Laws, Ninth Circuit Declares
03/05/08	CA Supreme Court: Employers Not Required to Accommodate Medical Marijuana
02/26/08	Bankruptcy: Best Practices for Creditors Coping with Recent Bankruptcy Surge
02/26/08	Insurance Coverage: 2007 Year in Review
02/25/08	More Companies Must Protect Health-Related Information Under New State Law
02/15/08	Nossaman Contributes to National Debate on Funding Transportation Infrastructure
02/14/08	Increased Maximums for State Statutory School Fees and School Facility Program Grants
02/13/08	Medicare Act Preempts CA Statute Re: Arbitration
02/13/08	What’s New in Employment Law for 2008?
01/31/08	Nossaman Healthcare Practice New Year Newsletter
01/22/08	Selling And Leasing With TICs And Partnerships: Do You Have All Of The Signatures You Need?
01/15/08	Ninth Circuit Decision Means Tougher Standards for New Discharge Permits in Impaired Water Bodies
01/14/08	Date Of Value Rule Not As Bright Line As Intended
01/07/08	Court of Appeal Affirms Expansive Interpretation of California Endangered Species Act Listing Provisions
12/19/07	Fish and Wildlife Service Issues New Final Rules Designating Critical Habitat for Coastal California Gnatcatcher and San Diego Fairy Shrimp
12/14/07	Federal District Court Rejects Challenge by Automakers to California's Effort to Regulate Greenhouse Gases from Automobiles
12/13/07	Water Supply EIR Withstands Challenge, Clarifying Duties of Water Suppliers and Planners Under CEQA
12/13/07	Actions of Agency, Not Appraiser, Key to Attorney Fees Award in Eminent Domain
11/28/07	Appeals Court Weighs in on Timing and Form of Relocation Claims
11/20/07	Supreme Court Gives Employers New Method to Reimburse Employees
11/20/07	Ninth Circuit Finds Federal Agencies Must Evaluate Impacts Of Their Actions On Climate Change
11/20/07	CMS Delays Stark "Stand in the Shoes" Provisions for Academic Medical Centers and Non-Profits
11/13/07	"Stand in the Shoes" Rule Delayed for One Year
10/31/07	Court of Appeal Decision Helps Close Loophole in Eminent Domain Law
10/22/07	What Internal Documents Are Protected From Discovery By The Attorney Client Privilege?
10/16/07	Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Proposed Rule to Revise Invalidated Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
10/11/07	Pay for Call? The OIG Speaks
10/02/07	Court Finds County Liable For Failing To Direct A Community Water System To Notify Its Customers Of Contamination
09/26/07	Feds Do Stark, Again: "Phase III"
09/26/07	Court of Appeal Decides That Some Insurers Need Not Fund Settlements - "Judgment" Required
09/17/07	Court Holds That Developers Building Affordable and/or Senior Citizen Housing May Be Awarded Density Bonuses dIncentives in Excess of the Statutory Minimum
09/14/07	Water Quality Compliance Is About To Get Even Tougher In California – The Nutrient Numeric Endpoint (NNE) Process And Its Impact On You
09/14/07	California Supreme Court Places Further Restrictions on Employment Arbitration
09/06/07	Appellate Court Issues Victory For Water Suppliers
08/30/07	Court Upholds Key Endangered Species Act Regulations that Promote Habitat Conservation Planning
08/20/07	Court of Appeal Clarifies "Rough Proportionality" Test for Dedications and Impact Fees Imposed on Developers
08/17/07	In the Post-Kelo Eminent Domain War, Public Agencies Win Battle Concerning Valuation of Property Subject to Potential Dedication Requirement
08/16/07	FHWA Issues Final Rule Facilitating Public-Private Partnerships
08/15/07	Countersuits May Be Lined with Silver
08/15/07	FEHC's Regulations for Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training and Education Have Finally Been Approved
08/09/07	California Court of Appeal Approves of New Method to Value Business Goodwill in Eminent Domain Cases
08/01/07	New Law Affects Foreign Investment in US "Critical Infrastructure"
07/31/07	California Supreme Court Seeks to Clarify Roles of Judge and Jury in Eminent Domain Cases
07/31/07	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Greatly Expands Potential Medicare Reimbursement Appeals
06/28/07	Preventing the Cascade: Defending Healthcare Professionals Against Allegations Of Professional Misconduct
06/21/07	U.S. Supreme Court Decides Time Limit For Filing Claim Of Discriminatory Salary Pattern
06/19/07	Court of Appeal Upholds Eminent Domain Law’s Special Legal-Issues Motion Procedure
06/11/07	Supreme Court Affirms That Parties That Clean Up Contamination Can Recover Costs From Polluters
06/06/07	Corps and EPA Issue, Seek Comment On, Post-Rapanos Guidance
05/30/07	Federal