Transportation Law

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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Supreme Court Holds Temporary Flooding Can Be A Taking

by Brad Kuhn on 12/4/2012

After passing on a number of Fifth Amendment issues in recent history, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear three cases this term in which the takings clause plays a prominent role. And today, the Court addressed the...more

Court Decision on Loss of Goodwill Results in Sour Grapes for Business Owners

by Brad Kuhn on 11/29/2012

California is one of only a few states in which a business may recover for loss of goodwill when property is taken by eminent domain, but even here there are limitations on a business' right to recover for such damages. ...more

A Brief Guide to Special Purpose Port in Indonesia

by Dinesh Kumar Jap on 1/1/2012

Special Purpose Port in Indonesia is specifically intended for supporting the main business of a company in the mining, industry, plantation, or fishery sector, and is restricted to be used for public purposes without consent...more

Combating Childhood Obesity: a survey of laws affecting the built environments of low-income and minority children

by Raymond Lindholm on 2/28/2011

Childhood overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions, with nearly one out of every three children in the United States being affected. That factors in the built environment are closely correlated to childhood...more

Scenic byway plans moving along

by Steven Getman on 5/8/2008

Organizers of an effort to have an 18-mile stretch of Route 414 from Watkins Glen to Lodi designated as a scenic byway say they are on track with the project. On June 12, the board of Seneca Lake Scenic Byway Inc. will...more

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