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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

When is a Resolution of Necessity Tainted By Prior Agency Obligations?

by Brad Kuhn on 12/5/2012

One of the prerequisites to instituting an eminent domain action is the governing agency's adoption of a resolution of necessity to acquire the necessary property. At the time of adopting the resolution, the agency cannot be...more

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

Rogers Towers: Mobility Fee Ordinance Introduced to Jacksonville City Council and Set for September Hearings

by Rogers Towers on 8/14/2011

dinance 2011-536 has been introduced to the Jacksonville City Council and is currently scheduled for committee hearings during the week of September 5 and a vote by the Council on September 13. The Ordinance would...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

Environmental Alert: California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Describing Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 7/1/2008

This alert details the plan set forth by CARB to significantly reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in California by 2020. The affected sectors include: *Transportation *Electricity generation *Commercial...more

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