As reported on by the Detroit News, Ackerman & Ackerman’s client First Latin American Baptist Church celebrated its full reopening following its relocation for the Gordie Howe Bridge project. Alan…
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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…
On April 26, I attended MDOT’s public meeting on its Ford Road (M-153) project between Sheldon Road and I-275, including the Ford Road and Haggerty intersection. Attendance was not particularly…
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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This is a repost of a Legal News article on Matthew Ackerman joining the firm: Attorney Matthew Ackerman (right) is pictured with U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Michael H. Park,…
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…
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,…
