A very interesting non-eminent domain property law case from the Nevada Supreme Court. A short synopsis: Silver Bowl RV Resort, LLC owned… well the name tells you what it owned.
Today the Nevada Supreme Court ordered oral argument for November 6, 2018, at 10:30 am in Carson City in the writ proceedings in the Little Valley Fire case. Nevada appellate
The long and tortuous history of high-speed rail in the United States just chugged forward a few inches. The long-anticipated So. Cal. [Victorville (home of the Jackrabbits that aren’t from
The writ petition in the Little Valley Fire case is relatively simple. When the government sets a fire, and it escapes, and burns other people’s properties, can that be a
The Little Valley Fire cases involve two essential claims, one for tort and one for taking of property. The takings claims are stayed while the Nevada Supreme Court sorts out
In a unanimous opinion, the Nevada Supreme Court has clarified the point in time (the punctum temporis) that the “taking” of property occurs for developed property in a direct condemnation
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting on Governor Jerry Brown’s “detailed proposal” to curb liability for California electric utilities when wildfires burn out of control. As covered in our previous
A case with this much heat deserves to be observed closely. The State of Nevada improvidently burned down a valley. This much is not really in dispute. What is hotly
In January, my colleague Cortney and I had the opportunity to speak at the ALI-CLE 35th Annual Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. As part