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The Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (“METC”), an International Transmission Company subsidiary, has filed two applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for the construction of major...more
Any project involving the exercise of eminent domain includes the strong likelihood that there will be a series of changes during the planning and construction phases. Yet, while construction needs may warrant a change in the...more
Please join our interdisciplinary panel of infrastructure, environmental, real estate and eminent domain attorneys for a discussion on planning, procurement and financing strategies that can be implemented now to support...more
Please join our Eminent Domain & Valuation Group for a special webinar on “Navigating COVID-19 for the Right of Way Industry” on April 1, 2020. While COVID-19 has undoubtedly upended the world, many in the right of way...more
In 2012, the City of Somerville, the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA), and the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development approved the Union Square Revitalization Plan (the Plan), an urban renewal...more
Public entities are often faced with the challenging issue of acquiring property for construction projects. Acquiring property can be a lengthy process depending on property owners’ disposition with regard to selling...more
Large-scale road construction projects often cause temporary inconvenience to, and loss of value on, adjacent parcels of private property. Long detour routes, noise, dust, dirt and vibrations can persuade potential customers...more
Identifying and allocating the risks associated with right-of-way acquisition in design-build projects was a hot topic for the standing-room only crowd at last week’s annual Education Conference of the International Right of...more
Saltonstall v. City of Sacramento (2/18/2015, 3d Civil No. C077772). The Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District of California has ruled in favor of the City of Sacramento with regard to a series of challenges...more
Notable 2014 Case Law: Bonds - In Ponderosa Fire District v. Coconino County, 235 Ariz. 597 (Ct. App. Ariz. 2014), the Court of Appeals considered whether the County had discretion to decide not to call...more
According to Robin Richard’s article, “Needles May Exercise Eminent Domain to make way for Highway 95 Connector,” the City of Needles is considering adopting Resolutions of Necessity to acquire 14 parcels for its long-planned...more