NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK) v. SUBLEASE INTEREST OBTAINED PURSUANT TO AN ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASEHOLD INTEREST MADE AS OF JANUARY 25, 2007 et al

  1. March 26, 2025

    Morrison Cohen Chair Talks Amtrak Union Station Takeover

    Y. David Scharf of Morrison Cohen LLP, who represented the lenders in a recent settlement with Amtrak after a yearslong dispute over control of Washington Union Station, spoke with Law360 Real Estate Authority about crafting a strategy for the case, how transaction work supports litigation work, and vice versa, as well as the $505 million deal that left all parties "equally unhappy."

  2. March 10, 2025

    Amtrak To Pay $255M To End DC Eminent Domain Case

    Amtrak will pay an additional $255 million to end its eminent domain case that sought to take over Washington, D.C.'s Union Station in order to improve it, according to a stipulated judgment handed down by a District of Columbia federal judge.

  3. April 03, 2024

    Lawmakers Rail Against Amtrak's Union Station Takeover Bid

    In a letter made public Tuesday, lawmakers raised concerns to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about Amtrak's pending bid to take control of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, which, if successful, could upend eminent domain precedent.