Below is an article our firm released in the September 2025 issue of Latches, the Oakland County Bar Association’s official publication. The Oakland County Bar website can be accessed here:…
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Written by Robert Kuhn and Alan Ackerman The Marquette Board of Light and Power (“MBLP”) is continuing forward with its new electric transmission line project, titled the “Second Interconnection…
Written by Robert Kuhn and Alan Ackerman Condemning agencies contemplating the use of eminent domain at times hire third-party acquisition agents to purchase properties ahead of an incoming infrastructure…
Written by Robert Kuhn and Alan Ackerman The International Transmission Line (“ITC”) and its subsidiary, the Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (“METC”), are currently seeking easements to install new…
The Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (“METC”), an International Transmission Company subsidiary, has filed two applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity for the construction of major transmission lines…
One of the most common types of cases we handle is utility takings for transmission lines. As governments attempt to improve the electrical grid to support the transportation of wind and…
Some Sound Advice If you receive a written notice of taking, or if you even hear a rumor that your property may be taken or condemned, remember these few basic…
Chad Livengood/Crain’s Detroit Business – On a narrow and mostly deserted street in southwest Detroit’s Delray neighborhood, Gordy Ebsch has run a small machine shop since 1999, tailoring his services…
ABC 12, WJRT – Earlier this week, we told you about plans by Consumers Energy to build a new natural gas pipeline from Zilwaukee to Oakland County. Before they do that, they’re going…
Heather Jordan/MLive – Consumers Energy Co. is seeking approval to construct and operate a $636 million 24-inch natural gas pipeline that would span 94 miles and involve hundreds of landowners in Saginaw,…