Add another federal lawsuit to the list of whether pipelines consistite a public use that triggers eminent domain for private entities.
The new lawsuit is in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
4 States have expereinced different reactions ont he same topic- pipelines & eminent domain:
- South Carolina and Georgia have restricted the use of eminent domain for oil pipelines
- Ohio and Iowa have ahad a fair share of legal challenges concerning property takings for pipelines.
E&E News | Burgeoning legal movement pits landowners against pipelines