New York Condemnation Law

In re: 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties

New York, NY - Manhattan Skycraper Owned In Part By Iran Can Be Seized The United States and others sought a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that property located at 650 Fifth Avenue was illegally owned and/or controlled the Iranian government and is subject to being seized. 18 U.S.C. §981. Civil forfeiture (a)(1) The ... More...

$0 (06-30-2017 - NY)

Authors Guild Inc., et al. v. Google, Inc.

The United States of America, by and through counsel, submits this statement of its views concerning the proposed class action settlement (the “Proposed Settlement” or “Agreement”) between the American Association of Publishers, et al. (the “Class Plaintiffs”) and Google Inc. (“Google”). The United States has been informed by the parties that they are continuing to ... More...

$0 (09-18-2009 - NY)

Chevron Corp. v. Donziger

A provincial court in Ecuador has entered a multibillion dollar judgment against Chevron Corporation ("Chevron") in an action brought by indigenous peoples in the Amazonian rain forest (the "Lago Agrio Plaintiffs" or "LAPs").1 The gravamen of their case is alleged pollution of the rain forest in years ending in 1992 by Texaco, Inc. ("Texaco"), the stock of which Chevron acquired at the end of 2001... More...

$0 (11-15-2015 - NY)

United States of America v. Apple, Inc.

14 Since the invention of the printing press, the distribution of books has 15 involved a fundamentally consistent process: compose a manuscript, print and 16 bind it into physical volumes, and then ship and sell the volumes to the public.Â Â 17 In late 2007, Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazonâ€) introduced the Kindle, a portable 18 device that carries digital copies of books, kno... More...

$0 (07-02-2015 - NY)

Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan v. County of Rockland

Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan sued County of Rockland on an inverse condemnation theory claiming that the construction of two sidewalk curbs on the Associations property created a safety problem.... More...

$190000 (10-15-2010 - NY)

WWBITV, Inc. v. The Village of Rouses Point, et al.

On June 6, 2006, an old hotel located in the Village of Rouses Point, New York, was 20 badly damaged in a fire. The next morning, a team of contractors, acting under the direction 21 of the Village's Board of Trustees, demolished most of what remained of the damaged 22 building. Plaintiffs-appellants WWBITV, Inc.,which owned the building, Susan Clarke, who 23 owned WWBITV, and Susa... More...

$0 (12-09-2009 - NY)

Guy Molinari v. Michael R. Bloomberg, et al.

8 Plaintiffs-Appellants appeal from the judgment of the United States District Court for the 9 Eastern District of New York (Charles P. Sifton, Judge), granting defendants' motion for 10 summary judgment and dismissing plaintiffs' Amended Complaint. At issue in this litigation is 11 an amendment to the Charter of the City of New York, entitled Local Law 51, which was passed 12 by t... More...

$0 (04-28-2009 - NY)

<a href="http://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/decisions/nov04/141opn04.pdf" target="_new">Donna McGrath, et al. v. Toys "R" Us, Inc.</a>

In Farrar v Hobby (506 US 103 [1992]), the United States Supreme Court concluded that a plaintiff in a federal civil rights action who obtains only nominal damages is a "prevailing party" eligible to apply for an attorney's fee award but that an award in those circumstances would rarely be - 2 - No. 141 - 2 - appropriate unless the litigation served a significant public purpose.... More...

$0 (11-23-2004 - NY)

Erie County Industrial Development Agency v. Paul R. Fry and Laura Fry

Condemnation - In 1989 defendants purchased 10.636 acres in the town of West Seneca for $95,000. The property is split zoned. The front portion, consisting of 1.264 acres is zoned residential. The rear portion of the property, consisting of 9.372 acres, is zoned industrial. On May 15, 1992, plainfiff acquired through condemnation approximately 450 acres of property, including 8.14 acres of ... More...

$57364 (10-02-1998 - NY)

State of New York v. James G. Breitenstein

Condemnation case - Defendant owned 52.38 acres of undeveloped land in the Town of Duanesberg in Schenectady County. His parcel was roughly bisected by State Route 7, with 24.663 acres to its north and 27.719 acres to the south. In August 1988, for purposes of constructing a railroad overpass bridge, the State appropriated in fee 2.16 acres: 1.703 acres along the south side of Route 7 and 0.461 ... More...

$181027 (12-18-1997 - NY)

In the Matter of the Acquisition of Real Property by County of Warren

Condemnation - eminent domain proceeding by Warren County to obtain title to 1.15-acres of a 9.36-acre commercial lot, which had 577 feet of frontage on Quaker Road and which was 96 feet deep. Property owner claimed $550,000 in damages from the taking.... More...

$37159 (05-21-1996 - NY)