Recent Developments in Eminent Domain

Learn about the emerging issues with eminent domain and understand how it affects your clients and your practice.

This topic will provide updates and analysis on eminent domain topics relevant to business owners, property owners, public agencies and their attorneys. We will discuss legislation at the Federal and state levels -- such as the use of alternative project delivery methods -- that has impacted the acquisition of private property for public use. The material will also discuss cases and court decisions from around the country addressing such issues as the right to just compensation, regulation of development and monetary and nonmonetary exactions on private owners. We have also identified several emerging issues with eminent domain consequences and these will be presented in the last segment of the topic, including autonomous vehicles, controversies over pipeline projects and condemnation of intangible assets.

Learning Objectives

- You will be able to describe the current state of regulatory takings and inverse condemnation law.

- You will be able to recognize the latest national trends on right to take and just compensation issues.

- You will be able to explain how modern issues fit within the traditional framework of eminent domain.

- You will be able to review alternative project delivery and finance.