The retention of an expert requires certain basic tenets, and if any are broken it is likely that the viability of a condemnation just compensation claim will be destroyed. Condemnation…
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Alan Ackerman was recently quoted in a DBusiness article on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. Here is an excerpt: Alan Ackerman, a partner in the law firm Ackerman and…
“The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to take up a challenge to an Indiana law that allows the public to walk along lakeshores on the strip of beach between the…
The Relevance and Admissibility of Rezoning and Comparable Sales Occurring After the Date of Taking, When Determining the Value of Condemned Property by Alan T. Ackerman, and Darius W. Dynkowski…
FEDERAL EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURES By Alan T. Ackerman Darius W.Dynkowski Ackerman Ackerman Complete & Dynkowski In federal condemnation actions, federal substantive and procedural laws, as opposed to state laws, are…
INTRODUCTION On September 28, 2004, the United States Supreme Court granted a property owner’s application for leave from a Connecticut Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the community’s taking…
“Valuation Issues in Eminent Domain Litigation: What You Need to Know” Alan Ackerman, Esq. Ackerman, Ackerman & Dynkowski I. Introduction In going all the way to the United States Supreme…
Principles of Compensation For the Taking of Gasoline Petroleum Station Operations This article will discuss basic issues of the valuation for gasoline stations taken by governmental agencies as part of…
DO JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO TAKINGS STILL EXIST? by Alan T. Ackerman* and Darius W. Dynkowski** This article describes the historical standard for challenges to the necessity of eminent domain takings,…
The Interplay between the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: Is the Supreme Court’s Test for “Public Use” Merely Rational Basis? By Alan T. Ackerman*…