Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 122: Listen and Learn -- Easements (Real Property)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently announced two important rules in two eminent domain opinions. Both cases involved pipeline access easements that the condemnor properly took under the Natural Gas Act....more
In State of Arizona v. Foothills Reserve Master Owners Association, Inc., the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that severance damages are available to landowners when their appurtenant easements are condemned, even if their...more
The International Transmission Line (“ITC”) and its subsidiary, the Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (“METC”), are currently seeking easements to install new transmission lines as part of their Long-Range...more
Governor DeSantis signed HB 799 into law on June 27, 2024, impacting all developments subject to covenants or restrictions of any flavor, whether residential or commercial....more
Our office routinely handles utility takings, which often involve partial takings of easements for transmission lines or pipelines. As governments attempt to improve the electrical grid to support the transportation of wind...more
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (“CCS”), one form of which is known as Direct Air Capture, captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from man-made sources before CO2 is released into the atmosphere. The captured CO2 is then injected...more
San Miguel Electric Coop is a Texas nonprofit electric cooperative that owns and operates a power plant that supplies electricity to 38 Texas counties. After a four-week absence, they return to these pages, this time in DCP...more
COVID-19 has undoubtedly upended the world, including the way we do business and the future of our economy. While our focus should continue to be on the health and safety of our families, friends, and communities, many in the...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
On October 11, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia declined to vacate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (“Corps”) Environmental Assessment (“EA”) of the Dakota Access Pipeline while the agency...more
As much as public agencies want infrastructure projects to go smoothly, they rarely do. Even when a project is seemingly rolling along through right of way acquisition, there are still hurdles that inevitably impact budgets...more
Last week, the Agoura Hills City Council approved acquiring 14 properties through eminent domain for its Augora Road Widening and Canwood Street Improvement Project, as reported by The Acorn. The purpose of the project is to...more