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NJDOT Victory Reversed on Appeal

by: Joseph Grather
26 Oct 2015
Earlier this week, the Appellate Division issued an opinion reversing a Law Division decision that held a property owner was barred from claiming that NJDOT failed to specifically perform as promised in a written settlement agreement. State, Commissioner of Transportation v. Delucca (Docket No. A-3129-10T1).  A copy of the opinion may be found here. Photo... Read More

"Special" Valuation Rules N/A To Environmentally Remediated Property

by: Anthony F. Della Pelle
26 Oct 2015
Yesterday a New Jersey appellate court narrowed the scope of a property owner’s liability for environmental remediation when the owner’s property is taken via eminent domain.  In Borough of Paulsboro v. Essex Chemical Corporation, the Superior Court, Appellate Division (Skillman, J.A.D.) held that a property owner that had obtained approval of a closure plan for... Read More