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Herb Bass, Marc Needles and I are the proud authors of a new edition of Pennsylvania Eminent Domain, the leading treatise on Pennsylvania eminent domain law. This is the first complete revision of the treatise since it was originally published in 1964. Fox Rothschild attorneys have prepared extensive supplements to the original treatise for…

Our partner Wendy Rothstein was recently appointed by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Board of Judges to a 3 year term to serve on one of the County Board of View Panels. Wendy was one of three attorneys under consideration and she received overwhelming support from the Judges who voted to appoint her.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission objecting to Central New York Oil and Gas Co. LLC’s attempt take over land the commission manages. PGC stated, "If FERC allows [Central New York Oil and Gas Co.] to file eminent domain proceedings against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it will bring…

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is considering creating “land banks” as a way to deal with vacant or abandoned properties. House Bill 712 (J. Taylor, R-Philadelphia) provides for the creation of land banks by counties, cities and/or boroughs with populations of 10,000. The proposed Land Banks Authority Act authorizes those municipalities to establish a land bank…