Description: Challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorization of a sediment diversion project in southern Louisiana that was intended to support coastal resiliency to climate change.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/19/2024 ]
Description: Challenge to California Department of Water Resources approval of the Delta Conveyance Project, which would divert water from the Sacramento River for export to southern areas of the state.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/22/2024 ]
Description: Challenge to California Department of Water Resources approval of the Delta Conveyance Project, which would divert water from the Sacramento River for export to southern areas of the state.
Description: Lawsuit challenging the Federal Emergency Management Agency's adoption of a new methodology for calculating flood insurance rates in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Status: Petition and complaint filed. [ 06/09/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to the California Coastal Commission's approval of an amendment to the City of Half Moon Bay's Local Coastal Plan/Program, which would prohibit long-term shoreline protective devices.
Status: Denial of petition affirmed. [ 11/30/2021 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging New York City’s approval of a resiliency plan for the Lower East Side that involved elevating an existing park on the East River by eight feet to serve as a barrier to coastal storms and flooding.
Status: Opinion upholding California Coastal Commission special conditions certified for publication. [ 07/16/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to conditions imposed by California Coastal Commission on the construction of a single-family residence on a bluff adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.
Status: Petition dismissed with prejudice. [ 05/24/2019 ]
Description: Developer's lawsuit challenging City of Virginia Beach's denial of application to rezone property for residential development on the grounds that the developer failed to account for sea level rise in its stormwater analysis.
Status: Trial court judgment reversed and writ of administrative mandate vacated and case remanded with directions for trial court to issue a new writ of administrative mandate. [ 09/19/2019 ]
Description: Property owners' challenge to conditions placed by the California Coastal Commission on conditions for development of residence on oceanside bluff.
Status: Affirm the trial court's final judgments finding that NJDEP properly exercised its power of eminent domain and appointing commissioners to determine value of takings. [ 06/22/2017 ]
Description: Condemnation actions seeking to take interests in private property for coastal protection projects.