Texas Tribune & KETK quote a South Texas College Law Professor, who says the country will be watching Texas’ eminent domain cases. Focuses on a…
Category Archives: compensation
New Compensation Method for Eminent Domain: The Special Purpose Development Corporation
A modern compensation method for eminent domain is on the horizon. The Center for Rural Affairs discusses utilizing market driven compensation for rural land owners facing transmission line siting through their property.
Will it be out with fair market value and in with market driven compensation? [Center for Rural Affairs]
A U.S. Senator asks, “How will land owners be compensated?"
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) wants to buy wind energy from Oklahoma. Oklahoma and Tennessee share no borders. To bring wind energy to TN, it requires 700 miles of transmission lines through Arkansas.
My solution on how to build 700 miles of transmission lines through Arkansas: Football. Let the Sooners, Cowboys, Razorbacks, and Volunteers decide if the plan moves forward. If the Volunteers beat either Oklahoma team, then there’s a deal. If, the Razorbacks b…
Be Open, Be Fair, Be Conservative: Advice from an Eminent Domain Appraiser
Succinct advice for eminent domain and for life. Maintain Open Communication with the land owners. Offer fair property values. Use eminent domain conservatively.
Dear Abby might translate this to- keep open communication; be fair to each other; and use ultimatums sparingly, if at all. Life lessons from eminent domain. [IRR on Real Estate]
$2.1 M jury award. $80,000 offer.
What happens to cause a jury award to exceed an initital offer by more than $2 million?
According to lawyers its a message that jurors want pipelines to know how much damage they cause land owners.
Peregrine Pipeline Co., L.P. v. Eagle Ford Land Partners, LP, No. E-2007-00046
TPPF is on the case in 2015.