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New York Law Journal

Battle Between State Rules and Local Zoning Laws Plays Out in Sand Case

A recent decision by the New York Court of Appeals discusses whether the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation or municipal authorities can regulate certain portions of the state's mining industry.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYU Lacked Standing to Sue NYC Over Rezoning of SoHo and NoHo, Judge Rules

NYU argued its rights has a property owner had been curtailed by the rezoning, but Judge Gerald Lebovits disagreed.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

From A to 'Zoning Lot': Practitioner's Guide to the Powers of the Zoning Resolution, Part IV

So, you want to open up a manufacturing plant in the Bronx. You retain a zoning and land use practitioner who determines that the city would not approve such use as-of-right. What is preventing this? The powers of the Zoning Resolution.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Capehart Handling Dealership's Dispute With Cherry Hill

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge OKs $15B in Bonds for Rivian Truck Plant, Finding No Evidence Project Was 'Economically Unfeasible'

$15 billion in bonds validated for 2,000-acre plant encompassing land across four Georgia counties, reversing lower court's opinion.
5 minute read

Law.com

9th Circuit: Obama Had Authority to Expand Monument's Territory Into Land Reserved for Timber Production

The 2-1 majority disagreed with Murphy's contention and said the company "overreads" the limit of the law's congressional commitment to timber production in the O&C Act, and that it "improperly discount[ed]" the statute's delegation of authority to the Department of Interior and its secretary for managing land from the act for uses other than timber.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BJ's Suit Against Paramus Centers on Propane Sales

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the document here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

How Is This Downtown Miami Lot Poised to Sell for More Than $1B? Thank the Lawyers

The property was last sold for $236 million in 2014, before attorneys at Bilzin Sumberg helped secure tweaks on zoning and land use rights along with handling financing and working with Miami-Dade County on a proposed public transportation project on the site.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Recovers Environmental Lawyer From Bilzin Sumberg Amid Regulation and Land Use Frenzy

John Chibbaro's specialty is in high demand as developers look to repurpose land in Florida while environmental regulators step up their oversight.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'I Don't Want to Hear This Right Now': Court Rules Against Commission That Silenced Citizen

"The commission unanimously voted to close the hearing before [attorney Laurel] Fedor had the opportunity to respond to the commission's position that the application was incomplete or to present evidence in support of her position," the decision said.
4 minute read

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