Virginia Supreme Court Opinions Affecting Local Government Law: April 20, 2012 by Sands Anderson PC on 4/23/2012 Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued several opinions affecting the practice of Virginia local government law. The cases involve (1) the Gloucester County School Board and the Public Procurement Act, (2) Albemarle...more
It's the End of Redevelopment as We Know It by Brad Kuhn on 1/4/2012 When Governor Brown took office earlier this year, he was faced with a massive budget deficit – to the tune of $25 billion. While he considered a variety of measures to reduce California's glaring budget problem, Governor...more
California Supreme Court Hears Arguments on the Future of Redevelopment by Brad Kuhn on 11/11/2011 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in California Redevelopment Assn. v. Matosantos, the action filed by the California Redevelopment Association, League of California Cities and others challenging the...more
Portions of Ohio Construction Reform in HB 153 now active by Ice Miller LLP on 10/4/2011 The Ohio Legislature, in House Bill 153 (HB 153), significantly changed our century-old public bidding requirements. Some of those changes include increasing the bidding and prevailing wage thresholds and adding new...more
Eminent Domain Opinion Demonstrates Need to Get Final Order Right the First Time by Brad Kuhn on 9/2/2011 All eminent domain attorneys know the importance of getting the Final Order of Condemnation right. After all, it's the document that gets recorded, effecting the transfer of title to the agency. But sometimes mistakes...more
Recent Competitive Bidding Orders by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 8/15/2011 Maintaining Level Playing Field Key to Overlooking RFP Issue The Commission recently granted the appeal of two schools that had been denied funding by USAC because of competitive bidding issues. In each instance, the...more
Could your public property be sitting on a shale fortune? by Ice Miller LLP on 8/9/2011 A recent surge of newspaper articles, along with abundant content from oil and gas industry websites and blogs, indicate that there is growing potential for major natural gas and oil production from the Marcellus and Utica...more
Texas General Land Office v. Porretto Opinion Reversing and Rendering Judgment for Texas GLO by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 8/4/2011 After the State of Texas lost an important trial concerning state versus private ownership of beachfront property, the State retained MDJW lawyers, Levon Hovnatanian and Dale Jefferson, to represent it in further proceedings...more
May 25, 2011 Cuyahoga County Economic Development Report by Richik Sarkar on 5/25/2011 Economic development report says Cuyahoga County must make things easier for new businesses (From the Plain Dealer) -- The 28-page report urges local governments to standardize business policies. It pushes for disparate...more
Beter aanbesteden van architectendiensten: voorbeelden Architecten aanbesteding- zo kan het ook by Andre van Langen on 4/19/2011 Steeds meer opdrachtgevers bij (decentrale) overheden kondigen aanbestedingen voor architectendiensten beter aan. Deze goede voorbeelden moeten volgens het Steunpunt architectuuropdrachten en ontwerpwedstrijden meer aandacht...more
The Year 2010 In Review: Public Works Projects by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/8/2011 This article is the fifth in a series summarizing construction law developments for 2010. In This article: A. Bidding 1. Great West Contractors Inc. v. Irvine School District, 187 Cal. App. 4th 1425 (4th Dist. Aug....more
TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC. and POLYTOP CORPORATION v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AMICUS BRIEF OF OCEAN STATE POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE by Matthew Fabisch on 12/8/2010 This is an Amicus Brief filed by Fabisch Law on behalf of the Ocean State Policy Research Institute urging the Rhode Island Supreme Court to remand the Deepwater Wind decision to the Public Utilities Commission and to...more