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City Not Liable For Acquired Brownfields

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Inman News Service
1 May 2001 - 11:00am

A Federal court rules that a California city is not liable for cleaning up polluted property acquired under eminent domain.

"According to the District Court, Emeryville's [California] acquisition of contaminated property under eminent domain authority did not make the city partly liable for the cost of cleaning up 75 years of industrial pollution. The ruling also cleared the way for the city to pursue several liability suits against the polluters for cleanup costs, interest and attorneys' fees totaling approximately $13 million."

Full Story: City not liable
Source: Inman News, April 30, 2001
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