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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Project Benefits: the "Transit Premium"

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 4/26/2013

Light rail and rapid transit appear to be the hot ticket in California. Most of our right-of-way acquisition and eminent domain work over the last few years has centered on such projects. One interesting dispute that...more

US District Court Judge Orders Washington Highway Culverts Opened for Fish Passage

by Lane Powell PC - Environmental Law on 4/11/2013

Federal district court Judge Ricardo Martinez has issued a permanent injunction requiring the Washington State Department of Transportation (“WSDOT”), the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and the Washington...more

La Mirada Resolves Last Eminent Domain Action for Valley View Underpass Project

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 4/4/2013

According to an article in the Whittier Daily News, La Mirada agrees to pay $1.8 million to settle eminent domain case for new railroad underpass, the City of La Mirada has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle the last...more

Eminent Domain to Be Used for I-80 and I-680 Interchange

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 2/6/2013

California continues to move forward with more infrastructure improvement projects. According to an article in the Daily Republic, Agency starts eminent domain proceedings for I-80/680 project, the Solano Transportation...more

2012 Eminent Domain Year in Review & 2013 Forecast

by Brad Kuhn on 1/10/2013

As we look back on 2012, it was unquestionably a busy year. Federal funds continued to make their way to local projects and shovels continued to break ground for infrastructure projects. The potential use of eminent domain...more