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Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc. v. Northeastern University, 104 Mass.App.Ct. 698 (2024) - Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc. v. Northeastern University involved a dispute over whether a private landowner (“Northeastern”) had...more

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Riparian Zone/Navigable Waterway: Wisconsin Appellate Court Addresses Conflict Regarding Pier/Wet Boathouse

The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin (“Court”) addressed in a November 26th opinion a dispute regarding the ownership of a pier and a wet boathouse. See DeSombre v. Bolderbuck, WL 6314826. The wet boathouse is described as...more

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Can You Say “Pyrrhic Victory”?

In 2008, EPA issued an administrative order to Chantell and Michael Sackett, requiring them to remove what EPA had concluded was illegally placed fill on their property in Northern Idaho. Litigation followed, including a...more

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When Is Property Damage From a Release “Expected or Intended”? Only After the Owner Learns of the Spill and Ignores It

Any good trial lawyer will tell you that the law is about telling stories. Once upon a time, Timothy and Stacy Creamer bought a house. Only after they closed did they realize that some strategically placed rugs were hiding...more

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Sewage Treatment Pond: South Dakota Supreme Court Addresses Adjacent Landowner's Inverse Condemnation and Nuisance Claims

The South Dakota Supreme Court (“Court”) addressed in a December 19th opinion an issue involving governmental taking and nuisance claims. See Krsnak v. Brant Lake Sanitary District, 2018 WL 6683535. The issues arose in the...more

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