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September 18th, 2008 — In News & Events
“The Misadventures of Famous Eminent Domain Cases”
Professor Gideon Kanner has begun a blog series discussing some well-known eminent domain cases, including Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, Kelo v. New London, Poletown Neighborhood Council v. City of Detroit. Visit Gideon's Trumpet here, here, here and here for a look back at some of these infamous cases.
Read MoreAugust 21st, 2008 — In News & Events
Michigan Appeals Court uses “Absurd Results Rule”
DETROIT, MI -- The Detroit News published a story recently regarding a Michigan Court of Appeals decision in favor of a private landowner. The appellate decision upheld in part a lower court ruling that the Detroit International Bridge Company did not have the right to condemn private property for access improvements. The three-judge panel ruled that MDOT did not intend to transfer its power of eminent domain to the...
Read MoreAugust 8th, 2008 — In News & Events
Appeals Court Victory for Long Branch Homeowners
TRENTON, NJ (August 7, 2008) -- A three judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division entered an opinion in favor of Long Branch homeowners reversing a previous decision in the Superior Court and remanding the matter back to the lower court for rehearing.
Read MoreAugust 6th, 2008 — In News & Events
Desperate Landowners in Pennsylvania
CLEARVILLE, PA -- The Altoona Mirror, posted an article August 1 detailing a plight of local landowners against a gas storage company from Texas, Spectra Energy. In a written plea, the landowners appealed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ask Spectra to hold off on taking their properties by eminent domain. The letter also requested FERC to provide the owners with any information that might be helpful...
Read MoreAugust 4th, 2008 — In News & Events
New Support for Property Owner in Music Row Eminent Domain Case
Since 2000, Nashville's Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency has unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate the purchase of property owned by Joy Ford at 23 Music Circle East, Nashville. Because Ford has refused to sell to MDHA, the Authority has indicated that it will use eminent domain to seize her property. However, Ford has gained a new ally in the National Federation of Independent Businesses. NFIB announced last week that it...
Read MoreJuly 31st, 2008 — In News & Events
Tulsa, OK might use eminent domain for new Drillers ballpark
Tulsa World staff writer P.J. Lassek writes today about Mayor Kathy Taylor's proposed $60 million baseball stadium and mixed use project for the historic Greenwood District. Although the city, as the Tulsa Development Authority, already owns the land where the stadium would be built, it does not own the surrounding real estate, which would be desirable if a larger mixed-use facility was designed for the site. Mr. Lassek writes...
Read MoreJuly 29th, 2008 — In News & Events
Jaxport Opts Out of Eminent Domain Taking After Jury Verdict of $67 Million
JACKSONVILLE, FL, Jul 29, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- After almost two years in litigation, the Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has decided to abandon the eminent domain taking of Keystone Coal Company's 70-acre property on the St. Johns River.
Read MoreJuly 29th, 2008 — In News & Events
Property Owner Awarded $2.8M in St. Louis
A St. Louis jury recently awarded property owner Bill Simon of Alton, Illinois, $2,871,200 for the 2 acres of land he owned just north of the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis. Simon purchased the property in 1999 for $523,000 as an investment. Attorney Paul Henry explained "He bought it because the area had potential."
Read MoreJuly 28th, 2008 — In News & Events
OCA’s Mission
With this our first blog post, we would like to explain our goals as an organization and what we intend to discuss in this blog. Owners' Counsel of America (OCA) is an organization which has sought to bring together the most experienced eminent domain attorneys in the country as a resource to each other in the defense of private property ownership. OCA members stand at the forefront of property...
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