Since most of my practice involves the use or transfer of land (and not water – sorry) and since there is a very, VERY large public transportation infrastructure project in development in Honolulu, we thought we would provide some of the requirements for the Honolulu Area Rapid Transit (HART) project.
Because the HART rail project
Founders Frank Damon and Shigekane returned to share our 50th birthday celebration!
It is a rare day when I get to blog about natural disasters, the federal government, shorelines and takings law – but today, dear readers, is that day.
From our friends over at the New Jersey Condemnation Law blog here, the New Jersey Legislature is considering a bill that states:
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There is something about the sea that makes humans poetic.
As a corollary, there is something about maritime cases that make judges very eloquent. Case in chief – consider this closing from Boudreaux v. Transocean Deepwater, Inc., Maintenance and Cure decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals:
We are offered no reason to depart
Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals shot down the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on a piracy theory (my post here). This week, Greenpeace is in the hotseat. This case arises from a preliminary injunction obtained by Shell Oil Company against Greenpeace for protest activities in the Arctic. The case is Shell