A new study describing health impacts of PM2.5 from coal trains in the San Francisco Bay Area – that is, small particulate matter from coal dust routinely spilled ...
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On April 3, Judge Noël Wise will hear arguments over developer Phil Tagami’s claim for $12.8 million of attorneys’ fees and costs based on partial victory in his breach of contract lawsuit against the City of Oakland.
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Yesterday, Insight Terminal Solutions (ITS), a shell company owned by hedge fund operator Jon Brooks, filed a frivolous lawsuit against the City of Oakland claiming ...
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The City of Oakland will appeal Judge Wise's decision in OBOT v Oakland.
The City's attorneys filed formal notice on January 23, 2024, the same day Judge Wise ...
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Late this afternoon, on January 8, 2024, Judge Noël Wise published her Proposed Judgment in OBOT v Oakland. Parties may file objections or comments by Friday ...
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On December 22, Judge Noël Wise brought a “Joyeux Noël” (French for “Merry Christmas”) to litigation-weary Oakland and a lump of coal for developer Phil ...
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In a proposed statement of decision issued Monday, Judge Noël Wise slashed OBOT’s $159.6 million damages claim, leaving developers with a choice between walking ...
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Judge Wise awards fraction of a penny on Tagami's imaginary "losses"
Judge Noël Wise issued a "(Proposed) Statement of Decision re: Damages" in OBOT v Oakland ...
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The trial of Phil Tagami’s state court breach of contract case against the City of Oakland came to a close on the first day of December, four and a half months after it began. It's now up to Judge Noël Wise to decide what remedy Tagami has won.
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Will developer Phil Tagami be awarded an imagined $150 million in past damages and future profits he claims he has lost or been prevented from gaining as a result ...
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This afternoon, Judge Noël Wise published her “(Proposed) Statement of Decision” in the OBOT v Oakland trial that began on July 10, 2023.
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The Developer Promised No Coal:
“It has come to my attention, that there are community concerns about a purported plan to develop a coal plant or coal distribution facility as part of the Oakland Global project. This is simply untrue…. [My company] is publicly on record as having no interest or involvement in the pursuit of coal-related operations at the former Oakland Army Base.” - Phil Tagami, December 2013