Commercial Real Estate – May 23, 2012

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 5/16/2012

Church members can be permanently barred from soliciting donations outside a stand-alone grocery store, under a recent court of appeal ruling (Ralphs Grocery Company v. Missionary Church of the Disciples of Christ (---...more

by Reed Smith on 5/7/2012

On April 25, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a potentially explosive decision to 501(c) corporations in Mesivtah Eitz Chaim of Bobov, Inc. v. Pike County Board of Assessment Appeals; No. 16 MAP 2011. At issue was...more

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/13/2012

There is conflict between the free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the right of shopping mall owners. Shopping malls are considered pseudo public spaces by California courts so many free speech tenets...more

by Jackson Walker on 2/28/2012

Today the Texas Supreme Court heard an oral argument to decide whether a pipeline company will pay $48,000 or $21 million to condemn 24 acres for a gas processing facility. Rent was less than $23,000 annually; the...more

by Brad Kuhn on 11/22/2011

We've covered in the past the impacts property and business owners suffer when government agencies plan for public projects. We've also covered when agency planning crosses the line and results in precondemnation damages or...more

by Brad Kuhn on 11/22/2011

"Downzoning" describes a government agency's rezoning a parcel of land once previously zoned for a more intense use to a more restrictive use (e.g., changing the commercial zoning designation of an undeveloped parcel of land...more

by Nancie G. Marzulla on 10/27/2011

In This Issue: - Ninth Circuit Affirms Validity of Fifth Amendment Claim In Guam - Takings Case Until 2002, Jan's Helicopters operated a helicopter transport business out of the island of Guam, a territory of the...more

by Brad Kuhn on 10/21/2011

When we think of some of the most well-recognized and controversial decisions from our judicial system, cases like Roe v. Wade (abortion) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (slavery) come to mind. Within our group of right of way...more