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October 3rd, 2012 — In News & Events

Oral Arguments in SCOTUS Flooding Case Today: Does the Goverment Have a Duty to Pay Compensation For Damages Caused by Temporary Takings by Flooding?

Oral arguments have just begun in the Supreme Court case Arkansas Game & Fish Comm’n v. United States, No. 11-597 (cert. granted Apr. 2, 2012). The case concerns the temporary flooding by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) of property owned by the State of Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) and subsequent damage to the trees existing on the flooded land.

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September 11th, 2012 — In News & Events

9th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference

Annually, The Property Rights Project at William & Mary Law School hosts the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference and presents the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize to a leading property scholar. The 9th Annual Conference will take place October 11 & 12, 2012 at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia during which Professor James E. Krier will be awarded the Property Rights Prize.

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September 1st, 2012 — In News & Events

9th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference October 11-12, 2012

Annually, the Property Rights Project at William & Mary Law School hosts the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference and presents the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize to a leading property scholar. The 9th Annual Conference will take place October 11 & 12, 2012 at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia during which Professor James E. Krier will be awarded the Property Rights Prize.

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August 30th, 2012 — In News & Events

New Eminent Domain Book Sheds Light on the “Dark Corner of the Law”

A new book, The Law of Eminent Domain: Fifty-State Survey, has recently been published by the ABA Section of Litigation, Condemnation, Zoning and land Use Committee offering a summary of the laws and procedures of condemnation in each state and the District of Columbia.

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August 29th, 2012 — In News & Events

ABA Book, The Law of Eminent Domain, Sheds Light on the “Dark Corner of the Law”

A new book, The Law of Eminent Domain: Fifty-State Survey, has recently been published by the ABA Section of Litigation, Condemnation, Zoning and land Use Committee offering a summary of the laws and procedures of condemnation in each state and the District of Columbia.

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August 24th, 2012 — In News & Events

In 15 Words or Less: Texas Judge Upholds Keystone XL Condemnation

In addition to the other eminent domain issue that has been all over the news of late, the Keystone XL pipeline and the grant of eminent domain power to TransCanada for the project has been one of the big eminent domain story this year.

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August 16th, 2012 — In News & Events

Honolulu Museum Film Series Focuses on Current Legal Issues, Including Eminent Domain

If you are in Honolulu early next month and looking for something other than beautiful beaches, golf, and hiking trails (among the many other amazing attractions) to enjoy, check out the Honolulu Museum of Art film series: “The First Thing We Do, Let’s Film All The Lawyers.”

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August 9th, 2012 — In News & Events

OCA Attorneys Weigh in on the Use of Eminent Domain to Restructure Underwater Mortgages

There has been much discussion in the media recently concerning a proposed plan developed by San Bernadino County, the cities of Fontana and Ontario, California, and a San Francisco venture capital firm, Mortgage Resolution Partners which seeks to condemn underwater mortgage loans for the purpose of restructuring debt. For those who may not be following this story closely, below is a recap of the basic ideas.

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July 24th, 2012 — In News & Events

Connecticut Attorney, Dwight Merriam, Joins Owners’ Counsel of America

We are pleased to announce that Dwight H. Merriam of Robinson & Cole in Hartford, Connecticut has joined the Owners’ Counsel as the Connecticut attorney-member dedicated to representing private property owners, developers and businesses in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, land use and related property rights matters.

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July 10th, 2012 — In News & Events

Owners’ Counsel of America files Amicus Brief in Support of Property Owner in Arkansas Flooding Case

Last week the Owners’ Counsel of America filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the property owner in Arkansas Game & Fish Comm’n v. United States, No. 11-597 (cert. granted April 2, 2012) urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a decision by a Federal Circuit Court which erroneously found that the federal government’s recurrent flooding did not constitute a compensable taking of private property simply because of its temporary nature.

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