How Ray Brandt’s widow was dealt a setback in the fight over a massive estate
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We Hold Nothing Back
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Title 19 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes contains the general expropriation statutes, and it governs takings by public bodies and certain quasi-public entities, such as utilities. La. R.S. 19:2.1 specifically authorizes the state or its political corporations or subdivisions to take private property for public use in accordance with Article 1, § 4 and Article VI, § 21 of the…
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Read about the Louisiana Court of Appeal’s opinion in the Lowenburg v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans here: https://www.inversecondemnation.com/inversecondemnation/2020/08/construction-impacts-from-public-project-are-not-quality-of-life-general-damages-but-takings-requiri.html
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We are in unimaginable and unprecedented times. Every day, Americans are seeing new measures taken by the government to slow the spread of the coronavirus, also referred to as “COVID-19.” As national, state, and local government officials attempt to navigate these unchartered waters, we are starting to see a surge in the exercise of eminent domain powers. Eminent domain laws, as they relate…
Randall A. Smith, founding member and managing partner of Smith & Fawer LLC, has been selected by the Owner’s Counsel of America to serve as chairman of the board of directors. The nonprofit organization is a network of eminent domain and property rights attorneys from across the country seeking to preserve, defend and advance the rights of private property owners. Smith has broad…