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Real Estate/Development,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

Jan. 16, 2013

2012 eminent domain year in review

Last year federal funds continued to make their way to local projects and shovels continued to break ground for infrastructure projects - which led to increased eminent domain litigation.

Bradford B. Kuhn

Partner, Nossaman LLP

Phone: (949) 833-7800

Email: bkuhn@nossaman.com

Chair of Nossaman's Eminent Domain and Valuation Practice Group, Bradford advises clients on all real property aspects of infrastructure and development projects. Mr. Kuhn represents public and private sector clients with real estate and business litigation matters, including eminent domain, inverse condemnation, land use/zoning, landlord/tenant, and construction disputes.

Rick E. Rayl

Member, Nossaman LLP

Email: rrayl@nossaman.com

Rick is chair of Nossaman's Eminent Domain and Valuation Practice Group and a member of the firm's Real Estate Practice Group. He is an experienced trial attorney dealing with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and other real estate and business disputes.

As we look back on 2012, federal funds continued to make their way to local projects and shovels continued to break ground for infrastructure projects. This led to increasing eminent domain litigation - resulting in a high number of published appellate decisions.

California

One of the subject areas that saw a lot of attention in 2012 (and will likely continue to be a focal point in 2013) is the debate over the roles of the judge and the jury in eminent domain cases. In ...

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