Alan and Matthew recently co-authored an article in the September 2022 issue of ALI CLE‘s The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. In the article, they describe the historical context of the…
On Tuesday, the Michigan Supreme Court published a per curiam opinion in an eminent domain case. At issue was whether a condemning agency may appeal as of right a trial…
If you have driven around Michigan in recent years, you probably noticed an increase in roundabouts. That is no accident. The Michigan Department of Transportation has been working on replacing…
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…
“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…