TransCanada wins court challenge to attorney fees, won’t have to pay $354K
“TransCanada will not have to pay $354,000 in attorney fees in cases where Nebraska landowners fought the company’s attempts to use eminent domain to make way for the Keystone XL pipeline, the Nebraska Supreme…
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…
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…
Haverstraw loses $6M waterfront eminent domain case
“A property owner who won a decade-long eminent domain case says the village has yet to pay him the more than $6 million he’s owed. But the mayor counters that the developer who put up…
Judge orders water agency to refund American Lake Water Co. $100k for dismissed suit
“A judge has ordered the Northern Will County Water Agency to pay more than $100,000 to the company that owns a water pipeline the agency is trying to take over. The money will refund American…
Judge: No retrial on ‘Domain’
“Rock County Judge Barbara McCrory ruled Tuesday the jury’s verdict in the eminent domain case involving Anna Truckenbrod’s land at 2570 Milwaukee Road, Beloit, which the School District of Beloit took over, will stand and…
Don’t ‘take’ a commercial building
“Monroe County commissioners used eminent domain last year to claim a valuable commercial building in the heart of downtown Stroudsburg for county offices. Republican majority commissioners John Moyer and Charlie Garris pursued the misguided move…
Iowa City reaches $700K settlement with NCS Pearson
“NCS Pearson and the city of Iowa City have reached a sizable settlement agreement to resolve an eminent domain dispute that wound up in court last year. The company filed a voluntary dismissal of its…
Eminent Domain Bill Will Make Government Pay In Property Rights Cases Read
“Senator Chuck Winder (Republican – Boise) proposed an eminent domain bill which would leave governmental agencies on the financial hook for eminent domain court costs for property owners in specific situations. The fees any state…
House committee unanimously approves eminent domain reform bill
“The House Transportation and Defense Committee has unanimously approved Senate Bill 1309 that would provide additional protection to persons whose property is either seized or condemned under current eminent domain laws. The bill passed unanimously…