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9th Circuit Affirms Refusal Of Unproven Health Risk Testimony
SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 24 affirmed a lower court’s ruling excluding expert testimony about the affect of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on the value of remaining property after condemnation for an easement for construction of power transmission lines (United States of America v. 87.98 Acres of Land More of Less in the County of Merced, California, et al., No. 06-15410, 9th Cir.; 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 13310). . . .
Judge: Developer Must Pursue Just Compensation In State Court
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — On June 11, a federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a developer’s due process and equal protection case over a county’s taking of property as part of a preservation plan, noting that the developer had not pursued all possible state court remedies for just compensation (Lauxmont Holdings LLC, et al. v. County of York, Pa., et al., No. 07-cv-01980, M.D. Pa.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45932). . . .