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Property owner not entitled to jury trial on inverse condemnation taking issue
In Re WC 4th and Rio Grande LP v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether a property owner, WC 4th and ...
Court Rules LNVA Dam Construction Not a Taking of Landowner Property
Manuel J. Garcia, Mary Adela Garcia, Alson Charles Garcia, Dorothy Frances Garcia and Manuel Garcia v. Lower Neches Valley Authority, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a...
Appellate court affirms county's eminent domain for drainage easement
Anthony P. Griffin, Inc. v. Galveston County, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the interpretation of a county's eminent doma...
Appellate Court Reverses Inverse Condemnation Ruling Against Town
Town of Jupiter v. Sally Armes, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Town of Jupiter appealed a trial court's decision that granted s...
Development impact fee not a special tax, court rules
County of Sacramento v. NKS Real Estate Holdings, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether the County of Sacramento...
Appellate court upholds pipeline easement, reversing trial court's summary judgment.
Blackfin Pipeline, LLC v. Bartholet Properties, LLC, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Blackfin Pipeline, LLC ...
County's condemnation of land for road project reversed
Wise County, Texas v. Texas Pradera Partners, L.P., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether Wise County, Texas, could ...
Court Affirms City Liable for Drainage-Related Property Flooding
City of Waco, Texas v. Donald Holland and Lanette Holland, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The City of Waco appealed a trial court's decision ...
City of Milton Cannot Abandon Condemnation After Taking Possession of Property, Must Compensate Landowner
This case involves a dispute between the City of Milton and a property owner, Chang, regarding the City's attempt to condemn a portion of Chang's land for a public road project. The City initiated con...
Court Affirms Easement Rights in Property Line Dispute
Gerardo Saldivar Mendo and Marcelina Castro v. Jeannine Flournoy Brown, Individually and as Trustee of J&R Flournoy Trust, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant w...
PA Court Affirms City's Airport Expansion Condemnation
In Re: Condemn by City of Phila. Airport Bus. Ctr., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 18, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The City of Philadelphia sought to condemn land for...
First Circuit Affirms State's Eminent Domain Powers
Soscia Holdings, LLC v. State of Rhode Island, decided by First Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsui...
Water District's condemnation of land for flood control project upheld
Santa Clara Valley Water Dist. v. Eisenberg, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) sought to ...
Court Reverses Dismissal of Landfill Expansion Condemnation Case
Solid Waste Agency of Lake County v. Zion Landfill, Inc., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on January 29, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Solid Waste Agency of Lake County...
Court allows landfill expansion condemnation, finding necessity proven
The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County v. Zion Landfill, Inc., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on January 29, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Solid Waste Agency of Lake Co...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms State's Right to Seize Land for Highway
In Re Century Oaks Land, LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the State of Texas's attempt to seize...
Texas HOA's eminent domain challenge fails; public use upheld
In Re San Antonio Villa Del Sol Home Owners Association v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The San Antonio Villa Del Sol...
Property value for condemnation excludes condemning authority's project
County of Du Page v. Arjmand, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on January 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, County of Du Page, sought to condemn a property owned by the ...
Water District's condemnation of land affirmed
Santa Clara Valley Water Dist. v. Eisenberg, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) sought to...
Inverse condemnation claim dismissed; flooding not a direct taking
Milan v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Milan, sued the Forest Preserve District...
Pipeline company wins condemnation fight over mineral leasehold
Ageron Energy, LLC v. Etc Texas Pipeline, Ltd. and Lg Pl, LLC, decided by Texas Supreme Court on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Etc Texas Pipe...
State flood control assessment on city property upheld as valid exercise of police power
City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. State of Cal., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes challenged the State of C...
Xcel Energy wins condemnation case for pipeline easement
Public Service Company of Colorado d / b / a Xcel Energy, a Colorado corporation v. Three Circle Soil & Gas, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company and Frying Pan Ranch, LLC, a Colorado limited lia...
Fifth Circuit: City's demolition of unsafe building not a taking
DM Arbor Court v. City of Houston, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by D...