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The matters below represent a selection of Wanger Jones Helsley's public-record work across litigation, environmental and water law, employment, bankruptcy, and agriculture. They include cases argued before the United States Supreme Court and the California Courts of Appeal, reflecting the trial and appellate depth the firm brings to complex disputes statewide.
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Disclaimer: The following matters are presented for illustrative purposes only and represent a selection of historical matters. They are not intended to suggest that similar results can be obtained in other matters. Every legal matter is unique, and prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes. This information does not constitute legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
WJH name partner Timothy Jones argued before the United States Supreme Court that Flood Control Act immunity applies damage-by-damage rather than categorically, a ruling that reshaped how federal flood-control immunity is analyzed nationwide.
Whether the Friant-Kern Canal qualified as "flood control" for purposes of the Flood Control Act's immunity provisions, which would shield the federal government from damage liability.
Argued before the United States Supreme Court that the immunity provision must be applied on a damage-by-damage basis rather than as a categorical shield covering an entire facility.
The U.S. Supreme Court held that Flood Control Act immunity is not categorical, a precedent that continues to govern flood-control immunity analysis. Argued by WJH name partner Timothy Jones.
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