February 02, 2026
A Michigan federal judge on Monday signed off on a $3.6 million deal to end a yearslong lawsuit that made its way to the Sixth Circuit alleging the City of Detroit took a commercial property owner's land while working on an expansion of its municipal airport.
January 18, 2024
A landowner's request for attorney fees related to a takings lawsuit against the city of Detroit was unreasonable because it included charges for work in several unrelated cases, a federal judge said.
September 18, 2023
Detroit notified a Michigan federal court Friday that it will ask the Sixth Circuit to weigh in on over a dozen orders in a suit alleging the city took a commercial property owner's land and buildings while working on the expansion of a municipal airport.
September 05, 2023
A Michigan federal judge said he was wrong to reject a commercial property owner's request for prejudgment interest after the company won an inverse condemnation case against Detroit, explaining his decision contradicted previous rulings in the litigation.
June 28, 2023
A Michigan federal judge said Wednesday it was highly unlikely he would make Detroit pay $2 million in attorney fees to a commercial property owner, despite the company's inverse condemnation win against the city, noting the fee bid included hours logged in other cases.
April 13, 2023
The city of Detroit asked a federal judge on Wednesday to deny a $2 million attorney fee request from a commercial property owner that won an inverse condemnation case against the city, saying some requests are "outrageous" and so vague that it would be a "Herculean" task to calculate individual fees.