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Quiet Title Actions
December 26, 2006
The latest rulings for your review.
Landlord & Tenant
December 26, 2006
Key rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Occupied vs. Unoccupied Habitat: Sometimes, It's Hard To Tell
December 26, 2006
Because of the statutory constraints the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) faced and the unique characteristics of vernal pools and the species that inhabit them, the FWS appropriately made a critical habitat designation in a manner consistent with the scientific evidence available, although it did not designate which protected areas were occupied or unoccupied by the endangered species.
Environmental
December 26, 2006
Expert analysis of key cases.
Easements
December 26, 2006
Key cases for your information.
Construction & Renovation
December 26, 2006
In-depth comment on this important practice area.
Breach of Professional Duty Claims Survive
December 26, 2006
In <i>Charnay v. Cobert</i> '- Cal.Rptr.3d '', 2006 WL 3410818 (Cal.App. 2 Dist., 11/28/06) (Perluss, P.J.), the trial court erred by sustaining a demurrer to a former client's suit against the law firm that represented her as she adequately alleged, inter alia, legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty.
Impact Fees As CEQA Mitigation
December 26, 2006
Properly administered impact fee programs can operate to streamline California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review of later development projects. At the same time, impact fee programs that are not implemented in accordance with the original expectations, or that are founded upon unrealistic assumptions, may offer the lead agency and affected applicant little or no real legal relief, and may be a trap for the unwary.
Litigation
December 26, 2006
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Is It Just the Money?
December 26, 2006
We read about 'deadbeat dads' who fail to pay their child support and about the children who suffer the financial repercussions in those situations. Clearly, we can all agree that child support is beneficial to children and that educating parents about this responsibility is important. There is, however, continued debate about the policy behind child support enforcement.

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