Real Estate & Property Law

Friday Eminent Domain Round-Up

By Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)

Here's what we are reading this Friday:

• Eminent Domain as Central Planning - a report on New York's approach to central economic planning, and how "blight" determinations and eminent domain are key means to the ends.

• The Blog of LegalTimes summarizes the recent Skyland Mall decision from the D.C. Circuit (which we wrote up here), booting the case from federal court to the D.C. court.

• In An Interesting Argument Concerning Whether Eminent Domain for Economic Development Makes Economic Sense, Rick Rayl at the California Eminent Domain report takes issue with a recent report about the economics of using eminent domain for "economic development." 

• Head's up for those of you in So.Cal. - an upcoming conference on "Eminent Domain - From Offer to Verdict and Beyond: What You Need to Know to Survive in this Economy" (April 12 - 13, 2010, in LA). 

• My Owners' Counsel colleagues at McKirdy and Riskin report on a recent decision from New Jersey's Superior Court, City of Elizabeth Ordered to Pay Motel Owner from Environmental Escrow.

Full post as published by inversecondemnation on March 05, 2010 (boomark / email).