Please join us on March 7, 2024 for a webinar recapping eminent domain and real property cases from the last year. Bernadette Duran-Brown and Steve Silva will provide a comprehensive overview and delve into key decisions from...more
Please join us on November 16, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. PT for "Partial Acquisitions: Project Benefits and Mitigation Strategies Related to Offsetting Severance Damages."
Nossaman’s Bernadette Duran-Brown and Aleene...more
While nobody could have anticipated the challenges of 2020, the right-of-way industry worked through difficult issues to move critical infrastructure projects forward. On February 11, 2021, Nossaman's Eminent Domain &...more
While nobody could have anticipated the challenges of 2020, the right-of-way industry worked through difficult issues to move critical infrastructure projects forward last year. Please join our Eminent Domain & Valuation...more
1/28/2021
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Eminent Domain ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
Liability ,
Property Owners ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Right of Way ,
Utilities Sector ,
Webinars
It is Christmas in July for eminent domain practitioners! We have a California Supreme Court opinion on a condemnation case, which is rare. The case, Weiss v. People ex rel. Department of Transportation (2020 Cal. LEXIS...more
7/31/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
Condemnation ,
Eminent Domain ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
Legislative History ,
Liability ,
Property Owners ,
Property Valuation ,
Regulatory Takings
There is an ongoing global pandemic and the world is rightly focused on news related to COVID-19. Given the circumstances, other news is slipping below the radar. Something you may have missed is another effort to revive...more
Please join our Eminent Domain & Valuation Group for a special webinar on “Navigating COVID-19 for the Right of Way Industry” on April 1, 2020. While COVID-19 has undoubtedly upended the world, many in the right of way...more
3/26/2020
/ Appraisal ,
Construction Industry ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Infrastructure ,
Inspections ,
Legal Title ,
Recording Acts ,
Relocation ,
Right of Way ,
Valuation ,
Webinars
Welcome to 2020! It is a new year and with every new year, comes a lot of new: new goals, new diet, new workout routines that leave every part of you sore... In the professional setting, a new year brings a lot of “chores,”...more
1/21/2020
/ Commercial Bankruptcy ,
CPUC ,
Equipment Failure ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Inverse Condemnation ,
Investor-Owned Utilities ,
Just Compensation ,
Liability ,
Municipalities ,
PG&E ,
Private Property ,
Property Damage ,
Property Owners ,
Public Utility ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
State Law Remedies ,
Takeovers ,
Utility Rates ,
Wildfires
Nossaman LLP invites you to join us for "Eminent Domain From Start to Finish: Streamlining the Basics & Navigating the Complexities from Precondemnation to Litigation" on Tuesday, March 19, 2019!
Whether you are new to the...more
Bender Rosenthal, Inc. and Nossaman LLP invite you to this complimentary afternoon seminar that will provide insight on current right of way issues affecting agencies and utilities as well as a recap of the most important...more
When the California Supreme Court issued its ruling on Property Reserve v. Superior Court, handing a substantial victory to public agencies, we were given three key takeaways: (1) the “Right of Entry” statutes (CCP §1245.010...more
Nossaman LLP and Bender Rosenthal, Inc. invite you to this complimentary afternoon seminar that will provide insight on current right of way issues affecting public agencies and utilities. Our panels of leading industry...more
2/16/2017
/ Appraisal ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Engineering ,
Events ,
Goodwill ,
Government Officials ,
Project Delivery Methods ,
Project Influence Rule ,
Public Agencies ,
Real Estate Professionals ,
Relocation ,
Right of Way ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Utilities Sector
Nossaman LLP invites you to join us for our 2017 Southern California Eminent Domain Seminar, "Right of Way & Legal Strategies for Successful Project Delivery." This complimentary afternoon seminar will provide insight on...more
2/3/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal Rights ,
Consultants ,
Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Engineering ,
Events ,
Goodwill ,
Project Influence Rule ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Officials ,
Railroads ,
Real Estate Professionals ,
Relocation ,
Right of Way ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Utilities Sector
One issue that can arise in eminent domain actions involving undeveloped (or under developed) property is whether the property being acquired is potentially subject to a dedication requirement. If the property’s overall...more
8/30/2016
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Condemnation ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Eminent Domain ,
Essential Nexus ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Just Compensation ,
Land Developers ,
Property Dedication ,
Property Owners ,
Property Valuation ,
Public Use ,
Real Estate Market ,
Reversal ,
Zoning Laws
Every year or so, a new appellate court decision comes out addressing the proper role of the judge versus the jury on some certain eminent domain issue. Most recently, a trial court, appellate court and the California Supreme...more
8/18/2016
/ Appeals ,
Bench Trial ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Eminent Domain ,
Essential Nexus ,
Judges ,
Jury Trial ,
Just Compensation ,
Property Dedication ,
Public Purpose ,
Public Use ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Zoning Laws
Eminent domain fans! Take heed: The City of Perris v. Stamper case (S213468) will finally be heard by the California Supreme Court tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. in San Francisco. I recapped the issues that are going to be addressed...more
Today, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Property Reserve v. Superior Court case. Today was also the day the Court began showing live webcasts of oral arguments online, so I was able to not only hear...more
If you are an eminent domain junkie like us, then you will appreciate knowing that the City of Perris v. Stamper case (S213468) will be heard by the California Supreme Court on May 5, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in San Francisco. As a...more
In the last month, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeals on two eminent domain-related cases. The first case, California Building Industry Association v. City of San Jose, is one we discussed last year....more
Nossaman LLP invites you to join us for a complimentary afternoon seminar with Nossaman’s Eminent Domain attorneys alongside various industry experts. During this program, our expert panelists will provide the latest insight...more
Nossaman LLP and Overland, Pacific & Cutler, Inc. invite you to join us for a complimentary afternoon seminar that will provide insight on taking your project from concept through construction. Our panels of leading industry...more
For decades, California public agencies have utilized a statutory "right of entry" procedure to gain access to private property to conduct investigations and testing before deciding whether to move forward with acquiring the...more
On September 22, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2, which will allow local governments to create Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities (CRIAs) -- a step some say is the rebirth of redevelopment. ...more
Back in May, we provided an update on the status of AB2, the bill which would create Community Revitalization Investment Authorities. Things were relatively quiet over the summer but this month has the bill seeing a lot of...more
It appears the state assembly is trying to get California back on the redevelopment wagon…again. (For a brief history lesson on redevelopment, see below.) Assembly Bill 2 (AB2), which passed the assembly earlier this month,...more