In 1989, agents of the Libyan government blew up a plane of civilians, killing 170 passengers and crew. Victims’ families brought suit against the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in U.S. District Court in D.C. for damages, and after winning summary judgment, the court entered judgments totaling approximately $1.3 billion. Libya appealed to the
ALI-CLE Eminent Domain And Land Valuation Conference: Full Brochure
Here’s the recently-published brochure with more details about the ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation LItigation conference, set for Austin in January 2016.
In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be posting more details about the conference. Our co-planning chairs Joe Waldo, Jack Sperber, and Andrew Brigham have assembled a great agenda, taught by
Upcoming Events And CLE’s – Appellate, RLUIPA, Sharing Economy, And More
Here are some upcoming events in which you may be interested, in chronological order:
- Sharing Economy: this Friday, October 16, 2015, from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET: “Is Sharing Really Caring? Part I: The Law of Transportation Sharing: Uber, Lyft, and the Sharing Economy.” This is a webinar-format program, a follow up
It’s Here – 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference: Complete Agenda, Faculty, Registration Information
Here’s the full agenda for the 2016 Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation / Condemnation 101 Conference, January 28-30, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Together with our friend and colleague Joe Waldo, we think we’re put together a pretty good program that covers a lot of ground. This is the first time the conference has been
Federal Court: Virginia’s Entry Statute Not Facially Unconstitutional
Our friend and colleague Alan Ackerman posted a note on his blog about a recent District Court ruling from the Western District of Virginia which upheld the power of a potential condemnor to enter property for the purposes of survey, without formally taking the property. See “Virginia Federal Judge Follows What May Be the
Penn Central, Part Deux? A New Complaint Alleges A Taking Of Grand Central Air Rights
Check this out, a story in the September 28, 2015 edition of the New York Times, “Owner of Grand Central Sues Developer and City for $1.1 Billion Over Air Rights.”
Reminds us of this obscure Supreme Court case we heard about…
The Times reports that the current owner of Grand Central Terminal
New Book: Municipal Law Deskbook
Look what arrived in the mail, a copy of the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law’s recently-published Municipal Law Deskbook, edited by our friend and colleague, Oregon’s Bill Scheiderich.
We received a gratis copy because we authored the chapter on Regulatory Takings. The book is designed as a quick reference guide
Cert Petition: Requirement That Developers Set Aside “Affordable” Units Is Subject To More Than Rational Basis Review
Here’s the cert petition you knew was coming, which asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the California Supreme Court’s decision upholding the City of San Jose’s “inclusionary housing” requirement by applying rational basis review. The California court held the requirement was not an “exaction,” and was no more than a mere zoning regulation or
“Should Have Known” Isn’t Enough To Show Intent In Inverse Condemnation
From the Texas Court of Appeals in Sloan Creek II, LLC v. North Texas Tollway Authority, No. 0-5-14-1456-01456 (Aug. 28, 2015):
This is an interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s orders granting two pleas to the jurisdiction challenging an inverse condemnation counterclaim under article I, section 17 of the Texas Constitution. In its counterclaim
Hawaii Federal Court Gets Rid Of Most Claims Against Land Use Commission, But Allows Takings And Vested Rights Claims To Go Forward
Here’s the latest in a case that we’ve been following, which was in both state and federal court, Bridge Aina Lea v. Land Use Comm’n.
The litigation is a series of two lawsuits that originated in state court in the Third Circuit (Big Island), one an original jurisdiction civil rights lawsuit, the other