Jury awards Kokomo Glass Shop $305,600 in eminent domain case
“A trial last week ended with a jury awarding a local business more than $300,000 after a portion of its property was seized by the city of Kokomo to construct the incoming downtown hotel…
Eminent Domain Lawsuit Results in $12.2 Million Jury Award to Property Owner, Reports Deal Sikes
“A jury has awarded a Houston property owner compensation of $12.2 million – almost four times the amount originally offered by the State of Texas – for the eminent domain taking of land for…
Boone County landowner wins $250,000 in pipeline lawsuit
“A central Iowa landowner who claims she wasn’t paid enough by oil pipeline builder Dakota Access to compensate for the value of her farmland has won a $250,000 jury verdict. Judith Lamb, who owns…
When Condemnation Actions Go Wrong
“In the vast majority of cases, when a public agency exercises eminent domain, the only issue in dispute is the amount of just compensation the agency must pay for the property being acquired. Even in…
Judge: $1.25 million award OK for old York County Prison
“The Redevelopment Authority of the City of York’s claims for a new eminent domain trial have no merit, and it must pay $1.25 million for the site of the old York County Prison, a judge…
Town must pay $2.9M — 7 times more than it offered — for eminent domain property
“A New Jersey town has to pay an owner about seven times what it offered for a property taken by eminent domain. An Essex County Superior Court jury Friday ordered the town of Bloomfield to…
2nd hearing set in Millcreek fee case
“Lawyers soon will reconvene over how much more Millcreek Township must pay in a lawsuit in which it has already covered $517,868 of its opponent’s legal fees. Senior Erie County Judge John A. Bozza on…
Media Owner Battles Blommer Chocolate Expansion on His Land
“Eychaner has been battling the city’s attempt to seize his property via eminent domain for a decade. The situation began in 2000, when the city created a Planned Manufacturing District near the chocolate plant, in…
Utility authority should pay family for using land
“A jury has ordered the Harrison County Utility Authority to pay a South Mississippi woman and her son $30,000 in an eminent domain case. The Walker family sued the utility authority claiming the group took…
Supreme Court: City must pay $344K in South Avenue right-of-way case
“The city of Missoula must pay $344,469 in damages, attorney fees and other costs in a lawsuit filed by South Avenue landowners who alleged the city took property without paying for it. “We’re not going…