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Court of Appeals reaffirms Public Utility District authority to condemn state school trust lands

  • Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC
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  • USA
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  • May 10 2013

In 1930, in the first-ever initiative to the people of the State of Washington, the voters authorized Public Utility Districts. At the same time, the

Federal Court determines that the Fair Housing Act applies to university housing

  • Franczek Radelet PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2013

In United States of America v. University of Nebraska at Kearney, et al., the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska granted

Massachusetts High Court limits the scope of Article 97

  • Greenberg Traurig LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 25 2013

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently held that the redevelopment of land taken for urban renewal is not subject to legislative

Does a public entity have immunity for claims based on the failure to upgrade an existing sewer?

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 11 2013

The Supreme Court of Ohio clarified the issue of whether or not a public entity has immunity for claims based on the failure to upgrade an existing

Condemning municipalities not required to negotiate with mortgagees

  • Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 28 2013

In Borough of Merchantville v. Malik & Son, LLC (A-3745-11T4), decided on February 5, 2013 and approved for publication, the New Jersey Appellate

Kentucky county clerks cannot sue MERS for failure to record mortgage assignments, Sixth Circuit rules

  • Ballard Spahr LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 27 2013

The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed the district court's dismissal of a putative class action filed against Mortgage

Ohio Supreme Court and legislative update

  • Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 23 2013

The Court upheld the BTA's reliance on a short-sale for determining value. The Court expressly rejected the Board of Education's argument that the

Religious institutions update: January 2013

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 4 2013

In 2000, Congress enacted the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000cc et seq. (RLUIPA), in recognition that "new, small, or

Flooding caused by the government, even if not permanent, can amount to a compensable taking

  • Smith Currie & Hancock
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  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2012

The Supreme Court recently held that if the government's actions cause a plaintiff's private land to be flooded, even if the flooding is not permanent, the plaintiff is not precluded from obtaining compensation for a taking

Supreme Court affirms governmental immunity in flooding case

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • November 2 2012

Immunity is a powerful legal concept