Eminent Domain Law
 
State of Oklahoma ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Richard L. Frazier, Kimberly Frazier, Farm Credit of Central Oklahoma, FLCA, Comanche Board of County Commissioners

Lawton, OK - The State of Oklahoma ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Richard L. Frazier, Kimberly Frazier, Farm Credit of Central Oklahoma, FLCA, Comanche Board of County Commissioners on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property for public use.

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Microsoft Corporation v. United States of America

Microsoft Corporation appeals from orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denying its motion to quash a warrant (“Warrant”) issued under § 2703 of the Stored Communications Act (“SCA” or the “Act”), 18 U.S.C.
§§ 2701 et seq., and holding Microsoft in contempt of court for refusing to execute the Warrant on the government’s behalf. The

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United States of America v. Andrew Caspersen

New York, NY - Fraudster Pleads Guilty In Scheme to Defraud Investors

Andrew Caspersen pled guilty to defrauding investors of over $38 million and misappropriating over $8 million from his former employer. CASPERSEN pled guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated:

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STEPHANIE GRAY & others1 vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & another

The common core standards were developed
in 2009 as part of a State-led initiative that included
governors and commissioners of education from forty-eight
States, two territories, and the District of Columbia working as
members of the National Governors Association Center for Best
Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The
purpose of the initiative

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Antonio Oliver v. Philip Morris USA Inc.

Appellant and relator Anthony Oliver brings this qui tam action alleging that Appellee Philip Morris USA violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 (2006),1 by charging the Navy Exchange Service Command (“NEXCOM”) and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (“AAFES”) prices for cigarettes that violated the terms of their contracts. The District Court concluded tha

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City of Tulsa v. US Acquition Property XIII LLC f/k/a TCI Eton Square, L.P., et al.

Tulsa, OK - The City of Tulsa sued US Acquition Property XIII LLC f/k/a TCI Eton Square, L.P., et al. on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by the defendants for public use for the 61st and Memorial intersection project.

The Court appointed George O'Connor, Lynn Schmook and Gail Carnes to serve as commissioners to assess t

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City of Tulsa v. US Acquition Property XIII LLC f/k/a TCI Eton Square, L.P., et al.

Tulsa, OK - The City of Tulsa sued US Acquition Property XIII LLC f/k/a TCI Eton Square, L.P., et al. on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by the defendants for public use for the 61st and Memorial intersection project.

The Court appointed George O'Connor, Lynn Schmook and Gail Carnes to serve as commissioners to assess t

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City of Tulsa, Oklahoma v. One Gas, Inc. and Oklahoma Natural Gas Company

Tulsa, OK - The City of Tulsa sued One Gas, Inc., Oklahoma Natural Gas Company and others on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by the Defendants for public use to improve the intersection of 36th Street North and Lewis Avenue.

The Court appointed Jim Clark, Becky Newport and Max Tinersley to serve as court

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City of Tulsa, Oklahoma v. MBros, L.L.C., et al.

Tulsa, OK - The City of Tulsa sued Midwest Salvage, Inc. and MBros, LLC on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by the Defendants for public use to construct the North Lewis, 36th to 46th Street Project in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

The Court appointed Jan Gordon, Mike Craddock and Kevin Newport to apprai

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Tulsa, Interests, LLC, RCB Bank, El Chico Restaurants, Inc.

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Tulsa, Interests, LLC, RCB Bank, El Chico Restaurants, Inc. on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interested in real property in which the Defendants held some interested to the improvement of Interstates Highway I-44 in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

The Commissioners a

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United States v. Ganias

In August 2003, agents of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
(“Army CID”) received an anonymous tip that Industrial Property Management
(“IPM”), a company providing security for and otherwise maintaining a
government-owned property in Stratford, Connecticut, pursuant to an Army
contract, had engaged in misconduct in connection with that work. In particular,

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Fikes Center, Inc.

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Fikes Center, Inc. and Bank of America on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned or upon which the defendants had ownership or lien interests for public use in the construction and operation of certain improvements to Interstate Highway 44 in T

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. H.W. Allen Co., L.L.C.

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued H.W. Allen Co., L.L.C. on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights title and interests in real property owned by the Defendant for public use (I-44) in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

The Court appointed Sheila Brunton, George O'Connor and Jim Clark to serve as commissioners on the case

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Berry Joy Roland Young and Betty Rowland Nursery School

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Berry Joy Roland Young and Betty Rowland Nursery School on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interested owned by the Defendants in real property located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma for use for a public highway.

The Court appointed Jim Clark, Mike Craddock and Howard Kelsey to asse

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STATE OF LOUISIANA V. CHRISTOPHER J. WELLS

Christopher Wells shot and killed Brandon ―Big Herb‖ McCue. Charged
with second degree murder, Mr. Wells claimed before the jury that he acted in self
defense. A unanimous jury convicted him of manslaughter, an authorized
responsive verdict. The trial judge imposed a sentence of twenty-five years. Mr.
Wells appeals both his conviction and his sentence. He assigns

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United States of America v. Benjamin Earnest Nichols

Dallas, TX - Oklahoma City Man Faces 10 Years in Federal Prison After Admitting He Transmitted Program or Code to a Protected Computer

Benjamin Earnest Nichols, 37, of Oklahoma City, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Horan and pleaded guilty to an Information charging one count of knowingly causing the transmission of a program or code to a protected computer, announced U.S.

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State of Tennessee v. Devonte Bonds, et al.

All of the defendants were indicted for attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. A jury convicted them of attempted second degree murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony; they were acquitted

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Pervis Tyrone Payne v. State of Tennessee

This matter began in 1987 when the Petitioner stabbed to death Charisse Christopher and her minor daughter, Lacie. He also stabbed Ms. Christopher‟s minor son, Nicholas. In 1988, a jury convicted the Petitioner of two counts of first degree murder and one count of assault with intent to commit first degree murder. The jury imposed a death sentence for each of the two murders, and the tria

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Fikes Center, Inc.

Tulsa, OK - State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Fikes Center, Inc. on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interest in real property owned by the Defendant for improvements in Interstate Highway I-44.

The Commissioners appointed by the Court awarded the Defendant $2,395,550.00.

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. H.W. Allen Co., L.L.C.

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued H.W. Allen Co., L.L.C. on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interests in real property owned by the Defendant for public purposes.

The Commissioners appointed by the Court to appraised the value of the property taken and the damages, if any, sustained by the rem

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Betty Joy Rowland Young, Betty Rowland Nursery School, Inc.

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Betty Joy Rowland Young and Betty Rowland Nursery School, Inc. on eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interest in real property for use for a public improvement.

The property in question was needed for a perpetual utility easement of 0.06 acres fronting on I-44.

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Fushun Jinly Petrochemical Carbon Co. v. United States

The matter concerns the fourth administrative review of the order on subject
merchandise,1 as determined by the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce (“Commerce”). After the review’s March 29, 2013 initiation, Commerce selected
Fushun and Fangda as mandatory respondents,
Concerning two of the issues brought here, Commerce preliminarily found that<

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Kate Calvin, et al. v. Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, et al.

Imagine a fictional Florida county—I’ll call it Marshall County—with a total census population of 12,000. Marshall County is run by a board of commissioners comprised of five peo-ple, each of whom is elected from a single-member district with a total census population of exactly 2,400. The Marshall County School Board, which also has five members, uses the same district lines. Case 4:15-cv-0

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State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transporation v. Tulsa Interests, LLC, RBC Bank, El Chico Restaurants

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transporation sued Tulsa Interests, LLC, RBC Bank, El Chico Restaurants on eminent domain theories seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interests in real owned by the Defendants for public purposes. The allegations made by the State are not available for this case.

Court Docket:

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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. YASIN SIMMS

In State v. Cain, __ N.J. __ (2016), we determined that in
drug-distribution cases, an expert’s opinion on the defendant’s
state of mind -- whether the defendant possessed drugs with the
intent to distribute -- encroaches on the exclusive domain of
the jury as trier of fact. After the jury is informed of “the
significance of drug packaging and weight, scales and cut

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