Judge OKs eminent domain for pipeline
“The proposed Constitution Pipeline project has taken a major advance forward, with a federal judge granting it eminent domain rights to easements on properties whose owners had been resisting right-of-way agreements. Pipeline construction is now…
Judge denies motion for summary judgment in Missoula water case
“The Carlyle Group isn’t off the hook in the city of Missoula’s eminent domain case against the local drinking water system. On Monday, Judge Karen Townsend denied the global equity firm’s motion for summary judgment…
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…
IRS wants to move Hy-Tech case to federal court
“The federal government is seeking to move the civil lawsuit brought by the city of Anderson against Hy-Tech Machining to a federal court. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana filed a motion…
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…
Judge denies Mountain Water Co. request to postpone trial
“The condemnation trial for Mountain Water Co. won’t be postponed, even by a couple of months, according to a Missoula County District Court order issued this week. “The Court acknowledges the complexity of this case,…
Millcreek Township to Reimburse 500,000 in Legal Expenses
“Millcreek township will have to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars in reimbursement for legal expenses in an eminent domain case. Laurel Hirt oversees the Angela Cres Trust.and sued the Millcreek Township for more…
Beaumont justices hear oral arguments in pipeline ‘common carrier’ case
“Appellate judges in Beaumont are considering a case against a pipeline company that could more clearly define how Texas law defines a common carrier. Attorneys for Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. and the Denbury Green…
Appeals court sides with homeowners in parking lot litigation
“A couple whose home was condemned by the city of Muskogee and taken for the construction of a parking lot has won a favorable ruling from a state appellate court. Catherine and Orlin Phillips had…
Judge to hear $3M Millcreek fee case
“Millcreek Township goes to court Wednesday to try to avoid paying about $3 million in legal fees, and it is citing its budget as a defense. If the township has to pay the fees, which…