In 2008, a jury awarded Denlow & Henry's client $2.9 million for property taken by the City of St. Louis on behalf of a developer. After crediting the City for what it already paid, the owner was entitled to $1.9 million more. The City appealed. After years of appeals, the ... Read More
Category: Eminent Domain & Condemnation News
Listen to Robert Denlow's interview on KMOX regarding Eminent Domain abuses.
KMOX interviewed Robert Denlow when Denlow & Henry, on behalf of a former owner of property located in the Bottle District Area, initiated collection proceedings against The City of St. Louis for a jury award made in July 2008. The ... Read More
Owners' Counsel of America (OCA) honored two journalists in 2010 with the Crystal Eagle Award for journalism and effort to be critical and objective, specifically with respect to their investigative reportage and balanced analysis regarding the government's use of eminent domain.
Annually, OCA identifies individuals who have made a substantial contribution ... Read More
The Oklahoma City Council voted nearly unanimously to blight a massive 692 acre area south of downtown. The City hopes to develop the area into, among other things, a downtown park and convention center. The project may use eminent domain powers to acquire residential and commercial properties. At least one ... Read More
The effort by the National Park Service to establish a memorial for the victims of the 9/11 crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. The plans are to creat a 2,200 acre memorial and park. The looming 10th anniversary of the tragedy is apparently pushing the project to get completed. Controversy ... Read More
The Texas Senate has approved sweeping eminent domain reform for the state that includes:
Criteria for courts to follow to determine good faith negotiations.
Creates a "Truth in Condemnation Procedures Act" which requires a bona fide offer in writing.
Requires any condemnation procedure to be done in public and by a record vote.... Read More