Last summer, I wrote a blog about why just compensation—which is based on the ‘objective’ standard of what a property would sell for on the open market—shortchanges residential property owners subjected to eminent domain. In...more
4/2/2024
/ Bonuses ,
Damages ,
Eminent Domain ,
Fair Market Value ,
Just Compensation ,
Objective Standard ,
Property Owners ,
Public Use ,
Reimbursements ,
SCOTUS ,
Subjective Standard ,
Valuation
One of the most common types of cases we handle is utility takings for transmission lines. As governments attempt to improve the electrical grid to support the transportation of wind and solar energy, this type of case is...more
11/30/2023
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Compensation ,
Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Good Faith ,
Jurisdiction ,
Property Owners ,
Public Use ,
Reimbursements ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
In my last blog, I wrote about the shortcomings of compensating displaced property owners based on the ‘objective’ standard of the market value of their property. That standard ignores the owners’ ‘subjective’ losses, such...more
When we take on an eminent domain case, our primary goal is to put our client in the best position possible. In some cases, that means fighting the taking itself, as my dad (and boss) did in the well-known Wayne County v....more
8/28/2023
/ Calculation of Damages ,
Condemnation ,
Eminent Domain ,
Fair Market Value ,
Just Compensation ,
Land Owners ,
Objective Standard ,
Private Property ,
Property Owners ,
Property Valuation ,
State and Local Government ,
Subjective Standard
Our office routinely handles utility takings, which often involve partial takings of easements for transmission lines or pipelines. As governments attempt to improve the electrical grid to support the transportation of wind...more
8/17/2023
/ Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Projects ,
Fair Market Value ,
Infrastructure ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Property Owners ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Lines