Join Brad Kuhn, Chair of Nossaman’s Eminent Domain & Valuation Practice Group, at the International Right of Way Association’s Chapter One Annual Valuation Seminar. The event will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at the Quiet Cannon Conference Center in Monterey Park, CA. Brad will be addressing “What To Do When the Cookie Isn’t From A Cutter: … Continue Reading
Please join Nossaman Eminent Domain & Valuation Partner Rick Rayl at CLE International’s 21st Anniversary Southern California Eminent Domain Conference. The event will be held from Thursday, January 31st through Friday, February 1st at the DoubleTree Downtown in Los Angeles. Rick will participate in the presentation, “Case Law Update: The Latest Developments,” on January 31st … Continue Reading
On November 1, Nossaman Eminent Domain Partner Bernadette Duran-Brown will be Co-Chairing the Southern California Appraisal Institute’s 51st Annual Litigation Seminar. Additionally, Ms. Duran-Brown will be joined by Brad Kuhn, Chair of Nossaman’s Eminent Domain & Valuation Practice Group, who will be participating in a panel discussion concerning Easement Valuation. The seminar will be held … Continue Reading
For years, the College of the Desert has been seeking to acquire the former Palm Springs mall in order to expand its campus to the west valley. It has been quite a lengthy battle, as the property owner had repeatedly objected to the College’s use of eminent domain for the site. However, last week, the … Continue Reading
This week, Nossaman Eminent Domain Partner Bernadette Duran-Brown will be speaking at the Southern California Appraisal Institute’s 50th Annual Litigation Seminar. Ms. Duran-Brown will be providing a Summary of Recent Eminent Domain and Valuation-Related Cases. Her presentation will cover the most recent and upcoming legal developments and is essential for anyone involved with public projects … Continue Reading
Having recently worked on a number of pipeline and transmission line projects, I find the issue of proximity damages to be fascinating. Does being adjacent to gas pipelines or electrical transmission lines diminish the value of an owner’s remaining property? I have seen studies suggesting nearly every possible conclusion. If you’re interested in this subject, … Continue Reading
Acquiring a fee interest in property seems to be so out-of-style. Nearly every linear infrastructure project I work on now involves the acquisition of various types of easements, whether its a typical temporary construction easement, access easement, street/highway easement, or transmission line easement, or a more complicated aerial easement, parking structure easement, or floating easement. The scope and terms … Continue Reading
When a business is taken as a result of a public improvement, the business is entitled to seek compensation for, among other things, loss of business goodwill. Typically, this loss is calculated by measuring the business’ “before-condition” value and comparing to its “after-condition” value. This traditional methodology was the cornerstone for business goodwill appraisers to … Continue Reading
In a previous post, “What is ‘Just Compensation’ For Gas Station Acquisitions,” we explored various methods for valuing gas stations and car washes in an eminent domain action, including a recommendation by a gas station appraisal firm, Retail Petroleum Consultants, to approach such valuation assignments as “special use properties”. Retail Petroleum has issued another useful article, “Value … Continue Reading
