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Railroad Projects
9 published works
inversecondemnation.com
Wash App: Temporary Taking For Rail Project Construction Staging A Public Use
Here's the Washington Court of Appeals in City of Bellevue v. Pine Forest Properties, Inc., No. 71827-4-1 (Dec. 22, 2014):Without question, condemnation of the property for construction of the East…
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Guest Post: District Court’s Rail Compliance Order in Honolulu Rail Case – A Slam Dunk
Our friend Paul Schwind has been keeping us up to date on the progress, vel non, of the legal challenge to the Honolulu rail project in the United States District…
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Honolulu Rail Federal Appeal: Dismissed For Lack Of Appellate Jurisdiction?
We just finished up with the oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit courthouse in San Francisco. We'll have a more detailed report later today, but our initial reaction is that…
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Fed Court: City Failed To Consider Alternatives To Rail
The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii (Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima sitting by designation, because the entire Hawaii district court bench is recused) has issued an Order…
Hawaii Construction Law
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Against City on Rail Burial EIS Issue.
By Anna Oshiro
Fellow blogger and partner Robert Thomas reports the Hawaii Supreme Court has issued an opinion finding the City was not allowed to consider the rail project's impacts on burial sites…
Hawaii Construction Law
New poll on rail project released
By Anna Oshiro
A new Hawaii News Now and Star Advertiser poll reveals that by a 50-43 majority, more Oahu residents would rather see construction on the rail system stopped than proceed. In the meantime, rail construction continues,…
Administrative and Regulatory
Del Cerro Mobile Estates v. City of Placentia (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 173
Petitioner challenged the City of Placentia’s (City) EIR for a proposed railroad grade separation project, claiming that the EIR was not sufficient. The trial court dismissed the case. The Fourth…
Surf and Turf Law
Seminar on Eminent Domain, Land Use and Honolulu’s Rail Project
Yesterday, I was honored to chair a program in Honolulu covering eminent domain, land use and Honolulu's rail project.Topics covered included public use, Kelo, burial law, bid protests, transit oriented…
Hawaii Construction Law
Hawaii Rail News
By Anna Oshiro
1. Kiewit has been awarded a $15 million dollar change order on its contract for the first segment of Honolulu's rail transit project, boosting the total cost of the contract to $502…