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Bill May Change How Billboards Treated in Eminent Domain Cases

Jul 29, 2019

The way that billboards are treated in potential eminent domain cases may change soon. House Bill...

Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s costs balloon; timeline pushed

Feb 08, 2019

The Mountain Valley Pipeline might have gotten a favorable ruling out of the Fourth Circuit earl...

“I thought they just took it.”

Jan 09, 2019

A recent article that appeared online via the Mooresville Citizen covered a public meeting hoste...

House Bill 3: Protecting the Landowner?

Mar 07, 2017

The North Carolina House recently passed House Bill 3, which proposes amending our State Constitut...

Eminent Domain Year-In-Review

Jan 24, 2017

The landscape of eminent domain law in North Carolina saw changes both big and small in 2016. The�...

House Bill 3: Explicit Protections for Landowners

Jan 26, 2015

On Jan. 14th, 2015 State Rep. Chuck McGrady (R-117th Dist.) filed a bill proposing an amendment to...

Dominion Selected to Build $5B Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Sep 12, 2014

Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas have selected Dominion to construct their proposed 550-mil...

Federal Highway Trust Fund Gets $11 Billion Patch

Aug 14, 2014

The US Senate recently passed a House-drafted bill that provides a temporary fix to the federal Hi...

NC Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Northern Beltway Eminent Domain Class Action Case

Apr 30, 2014

On April 11, 2014, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Beroth Oi...