If you want a crash course in Hawaii’s unique (some would say weird) water law, you can’t do better than this video from Think Tech Hawaii, an interview with an old water hand, lawyer William Tam.
While he definitely has a perspective (one that, in our view, downplays the role of private
An interesting post at Honolulu journalist Ian Lind’s blog, “City’s explanation of discrepancies in real property tax assessments don’t satisfy,” commenting on a recent piece in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser about the City and County of Honolulu’s method for appraising residences for property tax purposes (“Home price, taxable value can diverge“).
If
Here’s a good one from the Ohio Court of Appeals to start off your 2016.
In State ex rel Greenacres Foundation v. City of Cincinnati, No. C-150038 (Dec. 30, 2015), the court agreed that the City’s failure to issue a demolition permit for the “Gamble House,” which the City claimed was a
One for the appellate practitioners in the audience.
In City of Little Rock v. Hermitage Dev. Corp., No. CV-15-842 (Ark. Dec. 3, 2015), the Arkansas Supreme Court granted the property owners’ motion to dismiss an appeal filed by the city from a jury verdict awarding just compensation. The court agreed that the City
Another short one, this time from the Arkansas Supreme Court.
In City of Siloam Springs v. La-De LLC, No. CV-15-194 (Ark. Nov. 19, 2015), the court concluded that an Arkansas statute which requires the state to pay reasonable attorneys’ fees if the just compensation exceeds the deposit by more than 10%, does not apply
Another one in our year-end opinion rush.
In Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University v. Villavaso, No. 2014-CA-1277 (Dec. 23, 2015), the Louisiana Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s view of just compensation after a bench trial, in a case about LSU’s taking of property being used for a parking lot
Here’s one in which we’ve been waiting for the ball to drop, since we filed an amicus brief in the case. Unfortunately, the result in State of Oregon v. Alderwoods (Oregon), Ltd., No. SC062766 (Dec. 31, 2015) wasn’t as hoped for, but looking for silver linings, was a lot less bad than it
Calling all Hawaii appellate types, or those who want to become one: The Appellate Pro Bono Pilot Program is underway, and offering those who do not already have appellate experience, the opportunity to get trained so that they can serve as counsel to assist low-income litigants in Hawaii’s appellate courts.
January 15, 2016
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Another short one that’s been in the hopper for a while, Sorrells v. City of Macomb, No. 3-13-0763 (Ill. App. Oct. 23, 2015), involving a claim for inverse condemnation that was a result of flooding.
The inundation of the plaintiffs’ property came from a street that was developed privately, but later dedicated to the
One more in our year-end opinion rush, a short one from the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Eighth Circuit. Here’s what you need to know about Tubbs v. Surface Trans. Bd., No. 14-3898 (8th Cir. Dec. 28, 2015):
Finally, the Tubbses argue that the Board has prevented them from bringing a