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inverse condemnation A lawsuit brought against a government agency because of some action claimed to have damaged property to such a degree as to amount to a condemnation,even though there was no official exercise of the right of eminent domain and no compensation offered or paid to the property owner.This situation often comes up when governments increase the level or degree of regulation of property in such a manner as to make it economically incapable of development and thus worthless to the owner. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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My colleagues and I are also working on two appellate briefs in two major cases involving the commissioner of insurance; a large litigation against the United States government involving the breach of a contract to develop a large wind turbine project at the Nevada Test Site; and inverse condemnation litigation against the state of California involving Gov. government, and in a landmark decision achieved the first inverse condemnation. Inverse condemnation suits and "takings," particularly in the context of logging restrictions, have been identified as one of the emerging environmental issues across the nation. |
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