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…
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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…
(I know this is an eminent domain blog, but I thought I would write about something a little different for my first post. For what it’s worth, at least my...
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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…
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…