GETTING BACK YOUR PROPERTY AFTER EMINENT DOMAIN: A UNIQUE REMEDY
The government’s power to take and keep private property by eminent domain is strong, but it is not absolute. With innovative legal research,...
19 August, 2020
COVID-19 AND ESTATE PLANNING: NOW MORE THAN EVER, YOU NEED TO PLAN
We don't need to be reminded how disruptive the COVID-19 era has been. Schools, businesses, and public facilities are closed. Some are working...
27 April, 2020
COVID-19 AND EMINENT DOMAIN: STAY SAFE, BUT KEEP ALERT
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted life across the globe. At Sullivan, Workman & Dee, LLP, our main concern is the health and safety...
22 April, 2020
When Trying to Protect Your Eminent Domain Rights, You Are On The Clock
Eminent domain litigation includes many time limits. From filing a response to a Complaint in Eminent Domain or opposing a motion for prejudgment...
04 March, 2019
What Clergy and Lay Leaders of Religious and Non-Profit Organizations Need to Know About Eminent Domain
As stewards of their organizations' assets, clergy and lay leaders must always be mindful of important legal issues that could adversely affect the...
01 June, 2018
Inverse Condemnation, Public Utilities, and Comic Books: POW! BLAM! ZAP!
Sullivan, Workman & Dee, LLP recently settled an inverse condemnation lawsuit against a public utility that included payment of significant just compensation to...
28 March, 2018
A Look Back at the History of Eminent Domain: Kelo v. City of New London
It’s the year 2000, and the small Connecticut city of New London has endured a couple of rough years. After the closing of...
24 June, 2016
California High-Speed Rail Update: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet? Maybe Not.
The construction of California’s High-Speed Rail project, which first received stimulus funding in 2009, seems to be moving at an ironically slow pace....
08 June, 2016
Getting Railroaded?
Ever wonder about the origin of the term “railroaded,” meaning to have something pushed through a process with extreme rapidity (a law in...
13 May, 2016
Governments Have Tremendous Power, but You Have Your Rights, Too
Eminent domain is an issue that most people think about only when it hits the headlines. Often used in what appears to be...
04 February, 2016