Nancie G. Marzulla – Marzulla Law, LLC

In This Newsletter: - Marzulla Law Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Standing of Municipal Taxpayers In February 2009, Highway J Citizens Group, U.A., an associationin southeastern Wisconsin that promotes proper…more

Article originally published in the WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL - Monday, February 6, 2012. A Wisconsin-based citizens group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case challenging the annexation of a business…more

All of us at Marzulla Law wish everyone a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. Marzulla Law, LLC is the nation's leading law firm for takings claims against the federal government. ML represents landowners, developers, water…more

A federal U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge holds that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waived sovereign immunity and is obligated to pay attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs in a contract case by virtue of a fee-shifting provision…more

In This Issue: - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Efforts to Settle One Case Lead to Another The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently found the federal government liable for breach of contract under which, in exchange…more

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

In This Issue: - Court Upholds Landowner's Contract-Based Mineral Rights In the Elmore/Road Rock, Inc. v. Florida Power & Light breach of contract case, Judge Robert A. Rosenberg of the Complex Litigation Unit of the…more

In This Issue: - Court Invalidates Critical Habitat Designation - Testimonial - Expert Witness: Chuck Knight - Endangered Species Listings on The Rise: How to Protect Your Rights if an Endangered Species is Listed on…more

Federal Judge Orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife to take a “hard look” at its proposed water delivery reductions A federal district judge in the Eastern District of California has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not…more

How much property can the Government take without paying just compensation? According to a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the federal Government can take up to at least 58.4% in economic value of…more

In This Issue: - Federal Government Admits To Liability In Land Takings: The Otay And Bassett Cases Sometimes the evidence of a taking is so overwhelming that even the federal government has to concede liability…more

On July 12, 2011 FWS entered into a settlement with two environmental groups that, according to FWS, will reshape the process of listing species under the Endangered Species Act. The settlement requires FWS to take action on…more

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated a rule designating 143 acres of valuable commercial property in San Diego, California as critical habitat for an endangered species —the San Diego fairy shrimp. Describing the…more

In This Issue: Restoring Dignity to the Members of the Quapaw (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma A Brief History For over four centuries the original inhabitants of the region where the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers meet -…more

Introduction Environmental decisions involving water quantity and quality affect us all. After all, water in lakes, streams, and aquifers is a resource that many users must share for a multitude of purposes. And water is a…more