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Ballard Spahr LLP

PA Supreme Court Clarifies Land Valuation Rules in Pignetti v. PennDOT

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In a significant victory for property owners in Pignetti v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has relaxed the standard for establishing that two noncontiguous parcels of...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Eminent Domain Insight: When ODOT Needs Your Property

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The Ohio Department of Transportation has statutory authority to appropriate real property, but there are limitations to this authority. Among other limitations, ODOT must pay just compensation for the take....more

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Court Holds Agency Appraiser Not Required to Identify Specific Damages When Outweighed by Project Benefits

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In an eminent domain proceeding, the property owner and the condemning agency each typically introduce evidence of just compensation through valuation experts. The jury is then required to render a verdict in between the...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

NC Department of Transportation Condemnation: What Do They Mean By Permanent Utility Easement?

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When the North Carolina Department of Transportation ("DOT") exercises its power of eminent domain, in addition to taking private property in fee simple, it will often take various easements, including Permanent Utility...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Condemnation Risk Planning: Denial Is Not A Strategy

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In the past, few Puget Sound property owners or their business tenants would have given a moment’s thought to identifying contingencies for the prospect of a condemnation. Today’s environment is very different. Sound Transit...more

Clark Hill PLC

MDOT Files New Bridge Condemnations

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Notwithstanding Maroun Court of Claims lawsuit attacking propriety of the Gordie Howe Bridge Project, the MDOT has filed dozens of new condemnations including against Maroun entities. On Friday, I posted a blog...more

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Moroun Seeks to Block Gordie Howe Bridge Condemnations

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Companies controlled by Mannie Maroun, who owns the Ambassador Bridge, have filed a lawsuit seeking to block MDOT condemnations to acquire property for the Gordie Howe Bridge. Mannie Maroun has spent years attempting to...more

Nossaman LLP

Fundamental Evidentiary Issues – Avoiding Exclusion of Your Opinion of Value and Comparable Sales

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In an unpublished opinion filed this week, the California Court of Appeal confirmed two fundamental evidentiary rules related to eminent domain matters: Before we delve into the case, here’s a basic reminder of California law...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Flash Boys and the Transportation Corridor Act

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Michael Lewis' new book, Flash Boys concerns high frequency traders using advance notice of a stock purchase to reap extra profits. Fittingly, the North Carolina Supreme Court's decision in Beroth Oil v. NCDOT was published...more

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Property Owners May Not Recover Precondemnation Damages for Decline in Property Values - Appellate Court Rules That Property...

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In a ruling that benefits public agencies, a state appellate court yesterday overturned a finding of precondemnation liability against the California Department of Transportation. The court held that a causal relationship...more

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