Spring Valley sued for misuse of eminent domain; hit for $700K in damages

Spring Valley sued for misuse of eminent domain; hit for $700K in damages

By Joel Grossbarth The hits just keep on coming against the Village of Spring Valley. An appeals court in Brooklyn has ordered the Village of Spring Valley to pay a total of $702,505 based upon condemnation of property interests owned by Little Angel Day Care Center, Inc. When the Village decided to condemn the property […]

Village of Haverstraw Ordered to Pay $7.69 Million In Eminent Domain Damages

Village of Haverstraw Ordered to Pay $7.69 Million In Eminent Domain Damages

By Joel Grossbarth The Village of Haverstraw has been involved in a contentious litigation with a property owner since 2005. Now, that litigation has come to an end with the village being ordered to pay almost $8 million for taking the landowner’s property through eminent domain. An appeals court in Brooklyn ordered the village to […]

Clarkstown Claims Eminent Domain

BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL At a special town board meeting for the Town of Clarkstown on Tuesday, January 15, there was a public hearing on the “acquisition (by condemnation) of a permanent easement on a portion of property known as 59.18-1-22. Clarkstown Comptroller Edward Duer questioned witnesses about the property, which is located at 160 […]

LETTER FROM STONY POINT COUNSEL DENNIS LYNCH INFORMING GEN-ON OF SUPPOSED APPLICABILITY OF EMINENT DOMAIN

February 17, 2012 GenOn Energy 1000 Main Street Houston, Texas 77002   Attention: Edward R. Muller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   Re:            Facility at Stony Point, New York (Formerly Mirant-Convent Site)   Dear Chairman Muller:   Our Office is Special Counsel to the Town of Stony Point, New York. In that regard, Town Supervisor […]