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…
Erie Urban Renewal Authority tables Lafayette IGA following Supreme Court ruling
“Erie’s Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday tabled the town’s proposed intergovernmental agreement with Lafayette, potentially planning to leverage its Colorado Supreme Court victory to push for a new deal that could scale back some…
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…
Does TransCanada owe $350,000 in lawyers’ fees in eminent domain cases? Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments
“Lawyers were in court Tuesday arguing about a case involving the Keystone XL pipeline, but the debate was over legal fees, not whether the $8 billion project should be built. That second issue —…
County pays $30K in legal fees in eminent domain case
“Cumberland County was ordered to pay nearly $31,000 in legal fees last May after a failed legal attempt to gain easement access to a water tower on Renegade Mountain in a condemnation suit. The county…
Bill would punish bad faith eminent domain offers
“Entities exercising eminent domain authority could be on the hook for attorney and expert fees if they offer below market value for property under a bill considered by a Senate panel Monday. SB 474, by…
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…
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…
West Philly artist won’t lose studio as city drops eminent domain proposal for supermarket
“Artist James Dupree has won the fight of his life. Since late 2012, he’s been fighting to keep his studio and 9,000-square-foot property at 3617 Haverford St. — which is colorfully painted on the façade…