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Dam Collapse/Flooding: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Michigan Counties' Efforts to Preserve Lake Depth Constitute a...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) in a June 20th Opinion addressed a taking issue arising out of flooding due to a dam collapse. See  Bruneau v. Midland County, et al., No. 23-1761. ...more

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Flooding/Road Improvements: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Private Nuisance Issue

A Massachusetts appellate court addressed in an August 10th Opinion an issue arising out of the flooding of property allegedly caused by adjacent road improvements. See Gillis v. Town of Uxbridge, No. 22-P-641, 2023 WL...more

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“Public Improvement” Narrowly Defined to Limit Inverse Condemnation Liability

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Since the California Supreme Court’s 2019 Oroville decision, which narrowed inverse condemnation liability for public agencies, several court decisions have followed suit. ...more

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Court Provides Further Clarification on Inverse Condemnation Liability

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We recently reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Oroville which provided a relaxed standard for public agencies facing inverse condemnation claims. Since that decision, a new unpublished Court of Appeal...more

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FEMA's 60-Day Appeal Deadlines Now Strictly Enforced Against Applicants and State Grantees

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Applicants for federal disaster assistance under the various programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are not without recourse when FEMA denies or determines to later take back (deobligate)...more

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When it Rains it Floods: California Rainstorms and Flood Insurance

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Until very recently, the scarcity of water and the decline in oil prices in California prompted the joke that oil was being used as fracking fluid to get water out of the ground. In the last week, however, so much rain has...more

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Insurance Recovery Law -- December 2014

Texas Appeals Court Upholds $8.7M Verdict for Policyholder Against Broker - Why it matters: An appeals court in Texas upheld an $8.7 million jury verdict against a broker that procured coverage with significant...more

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