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Ackerman & Ackerman
Website: ackerman-ackerman.com
Ackerman & Ackerman is a law firm specializing in eminent domain and property rights law. The firm publishes detailed analyses and commentary on federal and state condemnation procedures, just compensation issues, and the legal implications of property takings by government and utilities. Their content often addresses complex topics such as broker commissions in eminent domain cases, energy infrastructure and transmission line expansions, and the valuation of partial and total property takings. They also engage in educational efforts, including teaching law courses and highlighting scholarly work related to eminent domain. Their publications serve property owners, legal professionals, and stakeholders involved in condemnation and land use matters.
2,203 published works
National Eminent Domain Blog
The Coos Bay Challenge Continues
The U.S. Department of Energy has provided a conditional approval for the Coos Bay project, which will now allow the exportation of natural gas for years into the future. The…
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Federal Court Of Appeals Buys Deference to FERC
In a recent challenge to a proposed pipeline eminent domain proceeding, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed precedent. The FERC certificate which a City attacked, may only be…
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Missoula Montana Is All Wet With Water Acquisition
Attached is a copy of the Complaint filed by the City of Missoula in condemn its privately-owned public utility water company owned by Mountain Water Company. One would think that…
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Forced Pooling Has A New Meaning
“Unitization” has been legislated in many States. These States generally include a specific pooling area. Most recently, because of the availability of fracking and horizontal drilling, the “pool” has expanded…
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Damages To The Remainder Must Be Considered In Easement Takings
The controversial Peregrine pipeline directly affected a substantial property. Eagle Ford Land Partners have been fighting the acquisition because of substantial interference with the use of the remainder. An appraisal…
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Energy Tax Break And Eminent Domain Powers For Michigan Oil Companies
The recent legislation allowing the transport and use of carbon dioxide for fracking raises a number of those persistent issues complained of by so many individual citizens. First, the pipelines…
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Siting Pipelines in Colorado
A technical fix to what oil companies believe is an error, and property owners thought was the legislative intent has created additional questions. The legislation allowing eminent domain for pipeline…
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The Taking of Water Has Value
A North Carolina farmer utilizes water for his irrigation system. Simply acquiring by eminent domain the mineral resource does not take into consideration the marketability of the resource to the…
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An Article About How To Con A Community
Realistically, energy development will expand. There is always opposition to change, some with merit and some without. However the article in the Oil and Gas Financial Journal apparently written by…
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The Problems Of Language In A Statute
Pipeline companies have a problem in Colorado. The statute has a comma in the wrong place. Legislation is required to modify the judicial determination of the intent of the statute…