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Common Questions about Eminent Domain

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Protecting Your Rights in Eminent Domain Cases - At our firm, we’re committed to ensuring the government doesn’t overstep its authority. Understanding the limits of the government’s eminent domain powers can give you...more

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Presentation at Right of Way Consultant’s Council Membership Meeting in Las Vegas

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The Right of Way Consultant’s Council Membership Meeting took place in Downtown Las Vegas on November 3, 2023.  Having previously presented an eminent domain topic at the 2022 Membership Meeting, Steven Silva from Nossaman’s...more

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Summary of Major Eminent Domain Cases & Legislation: June 1, 2022-December 31, 2023

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UNITED STATES UPDATES - California - Today’s IV, Inc. v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 2022 Cal.App. LEXIS 840 (2022 WL 5107251) - Facts: A property owner who owned a hotel in Los...more

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Federal Court Decides to Take a Back Seat to State Takings Case

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In Knick v. Township of Scott, 139 S.Ct. 2162 (2019), the Supreme Court reversed over three decades of precedent when it eliminated the requirement that a plaintiff exhaust state court remedies before pursuing a takings...more

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Inverse Condemnation and Government Pandemic Response

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“No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”...more

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Property Owners Cannot Remove State Court Eminent Domain Actions to Federal Court

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Last year, the United States Supreme Court made headlines (at least in our eminent domain world) by issuing a ruling in Knick v. Township of Scott that property owners can bypass the state courts and directly file a Fifth...more

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Real Estate Alphabet Soup: J is for Just Compensation

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In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: I is for Improvements” I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” with the letter “J.” J is for “just...more

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California utilities potentially liable for fires under "inverse condemnation" law

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CEP Magazine (January 2020)  - US law holds that, when the government seizes or damages land and does not pay compensation as required under the Fifth Amendment, the landowner must sue in court for damages. It is known as...more

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New Jersey Eminent Doman After Grassboro v. Grossman and CRDA v. Birnbaum

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Two recent Appellate Division decisions have added significantly to the body of New Jersey eminent domain jurisprudence. Originally published in New Jersey Law Journal - 2019....more

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Trouble in Paradise: Florida Third DCA’s Opinion in Beyer v. City of Marathon Declaimed as “For The Birds”

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Nestled in the center of the Florida Keys lies the City of Marathon; a tropical paradise splitting the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Recently, Florida’s Third DCA hatched the case of Beyer v. City of Marathon. On...more

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Judge, not Jury, Must Consider the Constitutionality of a Dedication Requirement and Whether it Qualifies as a "Project Effect"

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One issue that can arise in eminent domain actions involving undeveloped (or under developed) property is whether the property being acquired is potentially subject to a dedication requirement. If the property’s overall...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide "Critical Question" in Eminent Domain

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This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a critical question that will determine whether some landowners will receive compensation from regulations that restrict the uses of their land. The case, Murr v. Wisconsin, may...more

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